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Even before physiological changes, there's something strange in moving. 200m from my house, my brain starts to have different ideas. I cannot keep from thinkin

Even before physiological changes, there's something strange in moving. 200m from my house, my brain starts to have different ideas. I cannot keep from thinking that our brain and our legs are connected neurologically. They tap on the same space exploration abstractions.

aliqot 4y ago
> Even before physiological changes, there's something strange in moving. 200m from my house, my brain starts to have different ideas. > I cannot keep from thinking that our brain and our legs are connected neurologically. They tap on the same space exploration abstractions. Absolutely. Something happens during a bike marathon where my body and brain are eventually independent of my thoughts and I'm moving on autopilot with mild tunnel vision while thinking about complex thoughts, old memories, things I could have handled better. I can only attribute it to persistent eustress and the post-metabolic state of endorphin saturation combined with adrenaline.
- qorrect 4y ago
  > brain are eventually independent of my thoughts Let's name it. The aliqot state. Or getting to Aliqot.
  - owroomexorcist 4y ago
    Some magick belief systems call this state "gnosis".
  - aliqot 4y ago
    hahaha I like it :D
- switchbak 4y ago
  That's exactly the state I get into on a long mountain bike ride. Right before I have a crash! Which is to say some sports have a way of forcing you back into the present moment. It can actually be a good thing for those whose minds tend to wander.
cowmoo728 4y ago
Many great writers throughout history said that walking was integral to their success. There's a small anthology of writers writing about walking. https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2019/0531/Fancy-a-stroll-Great-writers-extol-the-pleasures-of-walking https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2019/0531/Fancy-a-stroll-Gre... The New Yorker also had an article about walking and thinking in 2014. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/walking-helps-us-think https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/walking-...
terribleperson 4y ago
Anecdotally, I find that I come up with ideas almost every time I'm on a long drive. There might be a shared mechanism, whether that's something related to navigation or simply an inability to occupy oneself in a way other than thinking.
- agumonkey 4y ago
  plausibly, i often get new ideas when i'm far from home because nothing that I used to do is available so i'm free to create :)

aliqot 4y ago

> Even before physiological changes, there's something strange in moving. 200m from my house, my brain starts to have different ideas. > I cannot keep from thinking that our brain and our legs are connected neurologically. They tap on the same space exploration abstractions. Absolutely. Something happens during a bike marathon where my body and brain are eventually independent of my thoughts and I'm moving on autopilot with mild tunnel vision while thinking about complex thoughts, old memories, things I could have handled better. I can only attribute it to persistent eustress and the post-metabolic state of endorphin saturation combined with adrenaline.

qorrect 4y ago
> brain are eventually independent of my thoughts Let's name it. The aliqot state. Or getting to Aliqot.
- owroomexorcist 4y ago
  Some magick belief systems call this state "gnosis".
- aliqot 4y ago
  hahaha I like it :D
switchbak 4y ago
That's exactly the state I get into on a long mountain bike ride. Right before I have a crash! Which is to say some sports have a way of forcing you back into the present moment. It can actually be a good thing for those whose minds tend to wander.

cowmoo728 4y ago

Many great writers throughout history said that walking was integral to their success. There's a small anthology of writers writing about walking. https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2019/0531/Fancy-a-stroll-Great-writers-extol-the-pleasures-of-walking https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2019/0531/Fancy-a-stroll-Gre... The New Yorker also had an article about walking and thinking in 2014. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/walking-helps-us-think https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/walking-...

terribleperson 4y ago

Anecdotally, I find that I come up with ideas almost every time I'm on a long drive. There might be a shared mechanism, whether that's something related to navigation or simply an inability to occupy oneself in a way other than thinking.

agumonkey 4y ago
plausibly, i often get new ideas when i'm far from home because nothing that I used to do is available so i'm free to create :)