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Re: Exercise More to Hack Better

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Post by gonzo »

rjurney wrote: post #83
CoreDumpling wrote: post #31

My problem with deliberate exercise is that it doesn't feel purposeful (vague notions of improved health notwithstanding). Picking up a chunk of iron just to put it back down again or stomping on a moving platform just to remain in the same place feels about as useful as typing out a bunch of boilerplate code just to delete it shortly afterwards. I might change this attitude should I find more interesting activities.…

That is why I started surfing. Nothing motivates you to max your heart rate than another set coming that will put you through a spin cycle if you don't get back outside the impact zone before it arrives. It has to be a part of your life.

there is always the option of not returning through the break.

Re: Exercise More to Hack Better

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Post by gonzo »

sga wrote: post #73
CoreDumpling wrote: post #31

My problem with deliberate exercise is that it doesn't feel purposeful (vague notions of improved health notwithstanding). Picking up a chunk of iron just to put it back down again or stomping on a moving platform just to remain in the same place feels about as useful as typing out a bunch of boilerplate code just to delete it shortly afterwards. I might change this attitude should I find more interesting activities.…

I love lifting weights. Particularly the lack of thought and physicality that is required. It's a tremendous break from my norm.

'lack of thought'? I find weight-lifting at least 1/3 'mental'. More mind: more recruitment.

Re: Exercise More to Hack Better

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Post by [deleted] »

rjurney wrote: post #88
pyre wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pet peeves with these types of comments/articles: 1) They are completely anecdotal. "This worked for me, so it applies equally to all 7+ billion humans on this earth!" 2) They assume that everyone lives in the same climate and/or lives in a similar region. e.g. How are you supposed to 'connect with nature and the sun' when you live in Alaska and it's dark 6 months out of the year? How are you supposed to regularly 'c…

1) Almost all 7 billion humans on earth don't have a problem with not going outside. Just the Hacker News crowd. 2) I'm not assuming anything. Alaskans can snowmobile or dogsled. Stop making excuses and go outside. You will thank me for it.

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Re: Exercise More to Hack Better

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Post by pyre »

rjurney wrote: post #88
pyre wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pet peeves with these types of comments/articles: 1) They are completely anecdotal. "This worked for me, so it applies equally to all 7+ billion humans on this earth!" 2) They assume that everyone lives in the same climate and/or lives in a similar region. e.g. How are you supposed to 'connect with nature and the sun' when you live in Alaska and it's dark 6 months out of the year? How are you supposed to regularly 'c…

1) Almost all 7 billion humans on earth don't have a problem with not going outside. Just the Hacker News crowd. 2) I'm not assuming anything. Alaskans can snowmobile or dogsled. Stop making excuses and go outside. You will thank me for it.

I already go outside. Stop assuming that you know anything about be just because I'm part of the 'Hacker News crowd.'

Re: Exercise More to Hack Better

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Post by Jach »

rjurney wrote: post #85
Jach wrote: post #28

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Is this a meth argument? If I'm relatively okay without exercise, and start exercising, staying on it for a while, the anecdotes here seem to suggest that if you ever stop it throws you in a huge funk.

Yes, only the opposite of what you suggest. You are in a state of permanent withdrawal right now. You feel like crap, way worse than you're supposed to, and you don't know it. Your body requires exercise and you aren't giving it what it needs. Yes, if you stop exercising you will return to your current relatively miserable state. Thats the worst that would happen - which is actually pretty bad.

I hope you're using "you" in the general sense, since a) as a rule one shouldn't trust people's medical judgments (especially when they don't know you) unless they're a doctor, and even then, get second opinions etc., and b) you're experimentally wrong.

Re: Exercise More to Hack Better

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Post by Eliezer »

patio11 wrote: post #57
loup-vaillant wrote: post #52

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Having seen the way you look in not-too-old videos, you look overweight, and your upper-body looks rather weak. That makes me fear for your life expectancy. I love your work, and it may be crucial that you don't stop cold until at least your eighties. Of course, getting in good physical shape won't be easy. It takes time, and may even slow down your work, at first. But you may want to seriously consider the long term…

To put it another way, one hour at the gym has the highest marginal return at curing death among all hours you will spend today. I go for a similar reason: I'm banking time for my children.

I should mention that I seem to be one of the substantial fraction of the population who's immune to exercise. I went to a gym for a year, spent two hours three times a week, aerobic and weightlifting. I didn't gain any muscle. I didn't lose any weight. It does nothing for me. Yes, I know it works for you. This is not because of your superior mental discipline; it is because you have different genes, sir.

Re: Exercise More to Hack Better

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Post by Eliezer »

rjurney wrote: post #24
Eliezer wrote: post #22

After going outside and walking in the sun for a couple of hours, I'm too tired to get any work done the rest of the day. As far as I can tell, everything said about exercise is lies. Or perhaps mileage varies. Just remember, mileage varies, and also, you're not alone.

You have to do it regularly. :) It sucks at first.

I do it three times a week. Still.

Re: Exercise More to Hack Better

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Post by rjurney »

gonzo wrote: post #91
rjurney wrote: post #83

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That is why I started surfing. Nothing motivates you to max your heart rate than another set coming that will put you through a spin cycle if you don't get back outside the impact zone before it arrives. It has to be a part of your life.

there is always the option of not returning through the break.

When you're in the impact zone, returning that way can be pretty unpleasant. But yeah - its the fun that compels you to keep going.
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