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Since you're still 18, I'll give you the advice I wish someone had told me 13 years ago: You are not a head in a body. Your mind is intertwined with your body
by mtrimpe 13y ago
Since you're still 18, I'll give you the advice I wish someone had told me 13 years ago:
You are not a head in a body. Your mind is intertwined with your body and your body is what connects you to reality. Keep in touch with your body.
It's easy for you to focus on things to the exclusion of everything else and it's very easy to forget about your body. Don't.
I'm fairly sure that's also why the article mentioned hugging. Just let your canary in the coal mine be that if you no longer enjoy physical touch; you're out of contact with your body.
- grandalf 13y agoThe parent comment is absolutely correct. I blame Descartes and his mind/body dualism for much of the "brain-centric" view of consciousness :) The human organism needs lots of physical exercise, movement, breathing, stretching, etc. to function properly. Along with proper sleep habits, your body's environment must be taken care of if you expect to feel "good" and expect proper brain functioning. The most demanding cognitive activities require support of all the rest of the body's systems (mood, temperament, stamina) which can be kept in shape through proper physical conditioning and nutrition.
- dkural 13y agoI wish I became of this earlier as well! Great point. Somewhere in high school I lost touch with this, and it took a lot of effort in my twenties to consciously realize this & bring it to my life.