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His point about hiking is spot on for me. And it's not just a means to get away from the internet, it's also great for removing all social noise and enabling a
by alexmat 9y ago
His point about hiking is spot on for me. And it's not just a means to get away from the internet, it's also great for removing all social noise and enabling a long stretch of contiguous thinking. Running also works well but it needs to be at least an hour or more before my brain switches into "thoughtful mode".
Even though I make an effort, it's amazing to think how little time I actually spend alone with my thoughts compared to even a decade ago when this was written.
- jimhefferon 9y agoThis winter I got in the habit of running listening to books. It makes the run go by. But after a couple of months I realized that I had lost something, the meditative effects. I've ditched the bluetooth phones and I like it better.
- WalterBright 9y agoI don't listen to earphones while jogging because I'm afraid I'll get hit by a car. Now and then I have to jump off the road because of a car.
- jimhefferon 9y agoSome headphones let in much more sound than others. Also, I used earphones and only put in the left one.
- waterlink 9y agoI'm using the technique called "Productive Meditation" described in the "Deep Work" book. In its core, you choose to walk outside for one Pomodoro, while using focused meditation, where the focus is not on the breath (or any other part of the body), but rather on a specific question that you need to find an answer for. Also, I use the same technique when I'm commuting by the public transport from work to home and home to work. For the technique to work, it is important to be proficient with focused meditation. So one needs to train first to be able to consistently focus on something simpler than a question (breath, or feet, or your surroundings, or food you eat).