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I was looking at this quote for a long time. I forgot who it was from, and only remembered it paraphrased. Thank you. To also contribute to the discussion. I o
by pantelisk 6y ago
I was looking at this quote for a long time. I forgot who it was from, and only remembered it paraphrased. Thank you.
To also contribute to the discussion. I often joke that it takes effort to mess things up. You could instead lay on the beach enjoy the evening breeze than putting in that effort. So before you delve into that process, take a step back and think carefully what you want out of it.
I like long walks accompanied by music (ambient music). Walking can be a deeply meditative experience, just pick terrain that won't give you trouble (no high traffic streets, no steep hills etc) and just go. Walk until your body starts doing it mechanically, and don't focus on the destination nor in search of stimuli.
Maybe because walking exerts energy, it can be more effective than just sitting or laying down - when you are really energetic and not tired. Maybe because the scenery changes and it acts as a context switch to our minds.
It has been both effective as a form of emotion regulation, coming up with novel solutions, and just feeling more in sync with myself.
- somedude895 6y agoWhy is it, that sitting alone will have me ruminating, thinking negative thoughts whereas when I'm moving my legs thoughts seem to be more positive or productive?
- MaulingMonkey 6y agoIf you let your car sit for a month, the battery may drain and the car might not start. They were designed in part around the assumption of regular use. So too has evolution - through the happenstance and accidents of natural selection - ended up relying on the movement and use of the human body to regulate hormones, neurotransmitters, and who all knows what else. Exercise can help release endorphins, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin... Unsuprisingly, when we muck with that, there are problems. Not needing to move to avoid danger or to collect nutrition for basic survival is an extremely recent thing on evolutionary timescales, so this wasn't a problem before.
- atulatul 6y ago'Negative' thoughts are thoughts. Maybe consider it as cleansing that is taking place. https://highexistence.com/100-hours-meditation-10-days-vipassana/ https://highexistence.com/100-hours-meditation-10-days-vipas...
- jacksonlango 6y agoIt may be because walking may cause bilateral stimulation of the brain. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5061320/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5061320/