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What do you think about the teeth cleaning analogy though? Do you ever get distracted from cleaning your teeth or procrastinate or put off cleaning your teeth?

What do you think about the teeth cleaning analogy though? Do you ever get distracted from cleaning your teeth or procrastinate or put off cleaning your teeth? I guess you don't and it's a normal effortless part of your day that you hardly think about - why is that? Can you use whatever natural habit you do to get yourself to do that to exercise?

the_af 5y ago
I guess the difference with tooth brushing, showering, etc, is that they take very little time (ok: not true with me and showering: I find pleasurable to let my thoughts wander, so I take a longer time than needed). But brushing your teeth? It takes very little time commitment, you don't have the chance to get bored! I can even think about the stuff I'm about to do while I brush my teeth. Let's compare it with doing martial arts: most teachers require you to be "in the moment", not think of something else. I suppose this is why I think I would like trekking if I lived in a suitable location. You can walk, enjoy the scenery, and think of something else.
entelechy0 5y ago
My god, he's still going! Have you ever tried going more than a day without cleaning your teeth? Have you ever had so little energy, motivation, or otherwise give-a-care to just not-do-it when going to bed at night? Why do you insist on this being the baseline when you've clearly never struggled to do this?
- chrisseaton 5y ago
  > Why do you insist on this being the baseline I didn't - that's why I asked - and then qualified my advice with it applies if that's the case. > Have you ever had so little energy, motivation, or otherwise give-a-care to just not-do-it when going to bed at night? Obviously this advice isn't going to be appropriate for someone with serious mental-health issues. It's advice for someone who wants to do some exercise and is struggling to get going, not someone facing more complex problems as well.
  - the_af 5y ago
    For what it's worth, I didn't find your suggestions bad and I appreciate them. I don't suffer from depression or mental health issues, I just find exorcising boring and don't have the motivation for it. There's plenty of things I'd rather be doing, it's not that I'm a coach potato watching TV all day long :)

the_af 5y ago

I guess the difference with tooth brushing, showering, etc, is that they take very little time (ok: not true with me and showering: I find pleasurable to let my thoughts wander, so I take a longer time than needed). But brushing your teeth? It takes very little time commitment, you don't have the chance to get bored! I can even think about the stuff I'm about to do while I brush my teeth. Let's compare it with doing martial arts: most teachers require you to be "in the moment", not think of something else. I suppose this is why I think I would like trekking if I lived in a suitable location. You can walk, enjoy the scenery, and think of something else.

entelechy0 5y ago

My god, he's still going! Have you ever tried going more than a day without cleaning your teeth? Have you ever had so little energy, motivation, or otherwise give-a-care to just not-do-it when going to bed at night? Why do you insist on this being the baseline when you've clearly never struggled to do this?

chrisseaton 5y ago
> Why do you insist on this being the baseline I didn't - that's why I asked - and then qualified my advice with it applies if that's the case. > Have you ever had so little energy, motivation, or otherwise give-a-care to just not-do-it when going to bed at night? Obviously this advice isn't going to be appropriate for someone with serious mental-health issues. It's advice for someone who wants to do some exercise and is struggling to get going, not someone facing more complex problems as well.
- the_af 5y ago
  For what it's worth, I didn't find your suggestions bad and I appreciate them. I don't suffer from depression or mental health issues, I just find exorcising boring and don't have the motivation for it. There's plenty of things I'd rather be doing, it's not that I'm a coach potato watching TV all day long :)