When Was The Last Time.....

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JoeChartreuse

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.... You took a silent walk of over thirty minutes. No headphones, no music, no scanner, no cell phone?

I do this every day ( several miles). Besides getting in shape, studies show that when you walk to a point of good oxygenation and with NO distractions, the ability for creative thinking literally goes through the ceiling.

Personally, I believe that the lack of creativity in the U.S. today is due to the constant barrage of distractions (by choice) and lack of exercise. If not in front of the glass teat, people are on the net, or listening to a radio, or some other sort of sound filler.

Up until the 90's, going back 100 years, there was some new, life-changing technology coming out every decade. Since the 90's there have been some re-combinations of old technologies, but nothing new,

So..... when was the last time?
 
Joe, I do this everyday too.

As you all know, I don't drive at all, and walk everywhere I go. Sometimes I will have the Ipod, but many times I will just walk downtown or to the store with nothing, no phone or Ipod.

Does wonders to clear your head and get your thoughts straight.
 
*cough* at present i cant - been down with a flu for most of last week...
on antibiotics at present

then just got a call for a wedding this saturday (because thier other dj cancelled) no big suprise there

anyway ill let you know more when I go and get money and a contract signed
 
eezee said:
Everyday at lunch I have a walking club at work. We do 1.5 mile in 30 minutes.
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Doesn't count. You have the distraction of other people. I meant ALONE, and no headphones or cell.


BTW- Ya need to step it up some! :sqwink::sqlaugh:
 
I guess I'd be the rare case... :)

I very rarely listen to music, even rarer for me to contact humans (other than support calls during working hours), and I only carry a cell phone for emergencies. It is always off -- the only calls in or out (2), were made by me, to make sure it worked.

Except for the real cold months, like Jan and Feb, I am almost always out back playing frisbee with Faith, or clearing brush, or wandering around the hills and dales of the little ol' farm :)

I get my fill of music, those 2 or 3 months, when I'm programming 16-20 hours a day. The rest of the time, I prefer the sounds outdoors (could do without the highway being right in front of the house though). Working on that... ;)
 
SoftJock Rick said:
I guess I'd be the rare case... :)

I very rarely listen to music, even rarer for me to contact humans (other than support calls during working hours), and I only carry a cell phone for emergencies. It is always off -- the only calls in or out (2), were made by me, to make sure it worked.

Except for the real cold months, like Jan and Feb, I am almost always out back playing frisbee with Faith, or clearing brush, or wandering around the hills and dales of the little ol' farm :)

I get my fill of music, those 2 or 3 months, when I'm programming 16-20 hours a day. The rest of the time, I prefer the sounds outdoors (could do without the highway being right in front of the house though). Working on that... ;)
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Not all that rare, Rick. Very much the same as you, including frisbee with Ty. I read, walk, and do other solo things. Maybe, if I'm in the car, I listen to the news or talk radio- no music except for an hour or so per week to keep up professionally.
 
When was the Last Time.......

Joe,

You would think being retired I would have time for those quiet, alone, walking kinds of things but I've found myself keeping busy with things around the homestead. Really the only time I take time for me is when my wife and I go to Key West, FL (for 2 weeks, every year). She sleeps in and I walk 6-8 miles, every morning, alone, just watching people, the ocean, and fishing boats load and leave. I love the smell of the flowers and trees in the Keys. Have a cup of coffee and just roam around. Then I come back and sit on the porch and perhaps read the paper or a book for a while. But you brought up a great point about creativity. It's those times I feel I've learned something, feel like doing something different or just plain getting in touch with myself.

Perhaps I should think more about doing this on a daily basis.......hell, might even feel better and stay in shape more.

Good post!
Thanks,

:sqcool:

Capt Ron
Jacksonville, FL
 
well I am a LOT better than when I posted before

over the flu - throat better didnt help on Saturday night but didnt need to speak to long anyway

so I try and do the lap of the hood here, it goes for about 4.5km around in one direction shops at the other end, so its not bad, i can get some groceries when I am there and on the way back (holding more weight) I come back tired with arms that I feel like a gorilla

so yeah if its not every day its every 2x days for up to 1hr not just 30mins
 
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