5 comments

  • pnut 24 minutes ago
    I walk slower and talk slower than I used to, and do both way slower than people I interact with.

    I can appreciate things better by moving slowly, with more intention, conserving my concentration and energy for matters of substance.

    Why must moving slowly be stigmatised?

    I am surrounded by people talking at such a high rate, they start responding before the other person's sentence or thought is completely expressed.

    My value at work has become disentangling messes made by people failing to communicate effectively, and the first step in addressing that problem is always, slow down.

    You will not get 10% further in life by going 10% faster. People moving quickly, failed at planning. The entire mystery of the universe is accessible to you in your current location.

    • jgalt212 5 minutes ago
      > Why must moving slowly be stigmatized?

      Because, irrespective of your individual case, slowing down correlates strongly with ageing and diminished faculties.

  • erelong 58 minutes ago
  • m463 26 minutes ago
    proprioception degrades with age, strength training is the counter.

    (from "younger next year")

    • AnimalMuppet 23 minutes ago
      Why strength training, instead of, say, ultimate frisbee or pickleball?
      • djmips 1 minute ago
        I am convinced that ultimate frisbee and pickleball also work. Another one is running or walking in nature, for example a beach - basically moving through an environment where the ground isn't flat.
      • lc9er 6 minutes ago
        I'm a big fan of strength training, but think it too often gets suggested as the solution to every problem, when really, we need some mix of strength training, cardio (anything from walking, to martial arts or team sports, whatever you'll actually do), mobility, and balance training. Your cardio/activity, depending on your choice could, account for a lot of this.
      • m463 11 minutes ago
        made me wonder too, found: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4477923/

        > Key Points

        > - Improvements in joint position sense can be attained via standard strength-training exercises.

        > - Performing resistance exercises at consistent intensity rather than varying intensity resulted in better proprioception performance.

  • j4cobgarby 1 hour ago
    Are problems with the ear the cause of this (i.e., the Problem), or just another symptom of a broader problem? My impression from the article is the latter.
    • AnthonBerg 53 minutes ago
      Exactly.

      Oxidative stress is my unrelenting hunch.

      (Frankly, it is ridiculous to me that doctors go around saying that fixing your hearing will free up your brain will fix your life. Fix the thing that's dragging down an expensive system that's wired straight into the sensorium and yep, you'll fix your other expensive systems like the brain.)

    • kennywinker 56 minutes ago
      https://xkcd.com/552/ Seems appropriate
      • Ylpertnodi 11 minutes ago
        > appropriate

        Fair play for not using the word 'obligatory '.