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Taking a walk may lead to more creativity than sitting, study finds (2014)

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Post by kjkjadksj »

bitmasher9 wrote: post #175
echelon wrote: post #129

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It's our evolutionary background. Land animals first evolved intelligence when we emerged from the cloudy, murky sea and developed the ability to see shapes (predators, prey) really far into the distance. This required the ability to understand the future and perform spatial reasoning. Not all aquatic species were exposed to such pressures (opportunities), since line of sight vision (especially traveling at speed) is…

I’m always very cautious of “evolution” as a justification for any health/wellness advice. I’d like to preface this point by saying I am a fan of daily walk, and do about 30mins of very hilly terrain daily. I just don’t like your argument for it. 1. It’s really easy to create a fictional narrative of what our ancestor’s activity was 50k years ago because of the lack of empirical evidence. The truth is we know only a…

Whatever it is, clearly sitting 8+ hours in a chair is no healthy way to live. You don’t have to ask what our ancestors did. You can see it in our bodies. What does a healthy body take? Something on the order of 3-4 days a week of intense exercise. Seeing past 20 feet from time to time to avoid eye strain. Getting sufficient sleep. Time to relax to let stress blow off. Simple, obvious truths, but few of us actually live them with the pressures of modern society.

Re: Taking a walk may lead to more creativity than sitting, study finds (2014)

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Post by kjkjadksj »

exe34 wrote: post #144
toilet wrote: post #135

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It would save people money, you wouldn't have to sacrifice security, and they wouldn't complain about losing Google maps or Signal.

Paper maps still work. What do you sacrifice in security in a dumb phone? A dumb phone is much cheaper. You can still call your friends.

Increasingly services want 2fa and other bullshit that only really plays nice with a modern smartphone. They don’t sell a lot of dumb phones fwiw. The network that your old one in the drawer ran on is shut down. The new “dumphones” are usually android phones designed for old people with poor eyesight and dexterity.

Re: Taking a walk may lead to more creativity than sitting, study finds (2014)

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Post by Keyframe »

perarneng wrote: post #147
Keyframe wrote: post #143

Hear me out. One of the better things I did for myself. Electric standing desk (IKEA idasen, it's cheap and good), samsung ultrawide oled 49, and a small walking pad. Walking pad is like a treadmill, but small so I can easily put it aside and I can switch between sitting and standing and walking and I do all three during the day. It doesn't need much space even. I also have two chairs, one regular (also ikea, marcus…

"a small walking pad" - which one did you end up buying and are you happy with it or secretly wished you would have bought a different one?

I bought one called "Zipro New Lite", but it seems to me this one, along with many others, are just "brand" variations from the same chinese manufacturer. No regrets, happy with it, has an app (fitshow) integration with myfitness pal and google health. It has a display for number of steps, calories, duration, etc. on the board itself so you don't even need the app. The only thing I keep track of are steps. Trying to hit at least 8-10k a day.

Re: Taking a walk may lead to more creativity than sitting, study finds (2014)

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Post by Keyframe »

dylanz wrote: post #203
perarneng wrote: post #147

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"a small walking pad" - which one did you end up buying and are you happy with it or secretly wished you would have bought a different one?

I just bought a WalkingPad M2 and my first day on it was yesterday. I usually sit on my couch while working. I walked about 6 miles yesterday instead! I woke up with sore calves and I think I'm getting blisters but these are probably good signs.

Take magnesium, my friend. Malate in the morning, glycinate in the evening and you're good to go!

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Post by lexh »

echoangle wrote: post #209
Nevermark wrote: post #180

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Jumping spiders are extremely intelligent for their size. Something they do when they encounter a complex problem is sit and apparently simulate potential solutions until they settle on a plan. Their solutions can involve indirect routes, paths that initially increase the distance to their targets, etc. Walking, or jumping, is inherent to their existence. But the ability to wait and iterate on possibilities is uncomm…

How did we find that out? Are they physically acting out the stuff they’re simulating or is there an EEG for insects?

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334693268_Portia's_...

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Post by QuercusMax »

Nevermark wrote: post #180
kristiandupont wrote: post #74

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It reminds me about this video where John Cleese talks about creativity. One of his points is that his work was better than some of his more talented peers simply because he set aside more time to let ideas mature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5oIIPO62g

Jumping spiders are extremely intelligent for their size. Something they do when they encounter a complex problem is sit and apparently simulate potential solutions until they settle on a plan. Their solutions can involve indirect routes, paths that initially increase the distance to their targets, etc. Walking, or jumping, is inherent to their existence. But the ability to wait and iterate on possibilities is uncomm…

Would be fun to see if they could learn to think with Portals

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Post by momojo »

ErroneousBosh wrote: post #140
donatj wrote: post #12

Days after I graduated high school in 2004, my parents moved me and my family out to a 15 acre property in the middle of nowhere. Mowing the lawn on a riding mower was an all-day affair. The time I spent on that mower with just my own thoughts were some of the most meditative and creative of my life.

I grew up driving tractors and diggers, it's a very similar thing. Up and down, up and down, Perkins AD3 at 1700rpm for 540rpm PTO shaft speed, it all sounds like a mantra. Write a prayer on a strip of paper, wrap it round the shaft, offer up a prayer nine times a second.

Poetry. I'm not Buddhist but I find the 'metaphysics' of their prayer wheels fascinating.

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Post by abustamam »

stego-tech wrote: post #42

I was a doubter until COVID. Then I built a habit of 30 to 60+ minutes of walking a day, ~1.5 to 5mi depending on length and pace. Geez , the amount of stuff I got done, problems I solved, and general boost to well-being I achieved was lost on me until a job pushed those walks out of the workday. My productivity wasn’t the same. Definitely going to block off a walk around the harbor during most workdays going forward…

I'm convinced that humans can't (or at least, shouldn't) actually work 8h a day. I'd argue that taking an hour to exercise or walk during the work day and working maybe 6 hours would make people more productive and happier than just working 8h.

Unfortunately management thinks that lines of code written or token usage or seats in butts or {insert random quantitative metric} equals peak productivity.

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Post by bloomca »

stego-tech wrote: post #42

I was a doubter until COVID. Then I built a habit of 30 to 60+ minutes of walking a day, ~1.5 to 5mi depending on length and pace. Geez , the amount of stuff I got done, problems I solved, and general boost to well-being I achieved was lost on me until a job pushed those walks out of the workday. My productivity wasn’t the same. Definitely going to block off a walk around the harbor during most workdays going forward…

I love to walk and think through things, but I honestly think walking itself is just a tool. It just allows your mind to wander as long as you are not busy (not alone, listening to a podcast, etc) and in the modern world it is a bit too easy to get distracted.
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