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Human metabolism, and also the brain, needs rest after exertion in order to be able to do more work. Some people have it easier in that regard, but everybody ha
by manmal 5y ago
Human metabolism, and also the brain, needs rest after exertion in order to be able to do more work. Some people have it easier in that regard, but everybody has their own limits. Discipline in that context means pushing limits, which is not advisable long-term. Every system eventually fails when put under too much ongoing stress - burnout (/overtraining) is one of the lesser problems this can create.
- teekert 5y agoPushing limits in terms of the brain is binging garbage in stead of looking at trees, listening to birds. Pushing the limits of a body is sitting in a chair for 8 hours, barely moving, in stead of walking around doing stuff with your hands, taking a swim, climbing a tree picking some nuts. We should make no mistakes about what the natural actions and states of our minds and bodies are.
- manmal 5y agoSounds like good advice for people who work out of a cabin in or near the woods, and probably don’t have kids or a partner with their own schedule.