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I started walking 4 hours a day, only taking my dogs. It’s a great way to manage my Aspergers. No more depression, however more creative thoughts. I lost 40 lbs in 2 months and I have 130 lbs left to lose. EDIT: I take a notebook and sketch pad with me during these walks.In these pass two months I filled 4 notebooks and 3 sketch pads. Never have been happier in my life.
I quit drinking on March 15th 2018. The first couple of weeks were hell - physically and mentally. After the physical pain subsided I was left with severe anxiety and a desire to be outside of my skin, I wanted to die. Then I started walking every day. I had shin splints for the first 3 months, but I had decided not to give up, despite the pain. I wanted to explore my pain, see how bad it can get before my legs just crumble into ash. They didn't. The pain started to go away, slowly, but steadily. Now I walk an average of 15km a day and I also never miss an oppirtunity to hike. I still want to drink every single day, but the person fighting the urge is stronger and more resilient now. Don't give up if it hurts. If the pain is enough to kill you, it will die with you. However, you are stronger than you think, the pain will die before you. You can always take one more step.
@@husseinfaiz3397 I used to drink no less than 10 beers on my best days. I had around 4 or 5 of those days a month. Closer to the day I quit, I drank a bottle of vodka a night and beers throughout the day.
@@Dannynator5000 wow a bottle a day, the withdrawals mustve been hell. I drink a shot of jin 3 times week, and still felt emotionally unstable for a few days i stop. Yours took whole different level courage, props man
@@arama8007 By and large, gyms are the quickest and easiest way to build strength and size. Unless you have an at home gym or work a demanding physical job like construction, you’re not going to find much activity that can compare to the results you get at the gym. It’s also good for the mind to have a defined place to exercise, it helps build consistency and habit so that you don’t quit. You can call it robotic, others call it efficient and healthy.
That's why I chose to do MMA, Jiu jitsu and kickboxing. Not only made me very confident, also made me mentally resilient and healthy. Taught me how to breathe, respect, walk and move. Most importantly, be cool under pressure
That's not necessarily true. If you want to train for aesthetics you're more likely to become aesthetic. If you train for strength you'll become strong. Look at bodybuilders vs strong men for example.
It’s not even safe assuming you will gain aesthetic appeal at all right now because of western society. The definition of what is truly aesthetic has been almost entirely lost.
8 years ago I started doing martial arts and it changed my life. A martial art that is accompanied by philosophical thinking can teach us many lessons. One, that the body is changeable through new experiences and habits; that in martial arts as in life your adversary is often you and not the one you are fighting; through the pain of getting hit, the ego is slowly chipped away until it makes way for something that looks more like what we long to be. The founder of Tae Kwon-Do said "pain is the great teacher, but no one wants to go to its class" - until today I live by this
For a long time I had a job where I had to walk around for 8 hours during the day. I also didn’t own a cell phone at the time. My clarity of thought and grounding in my environment were noticeable by my co workers who often commented on how composed I was in difficult situations.
It's eerily uncanny how these essays are always closely relevant to things I've just recently thought of or started doing on a regular basis. Makes you believe that collective consciousness might actually be a thing!
Last time I check bench press is a machine/instrument/equipment used to improve the appearance of pectoral muscles. I think you confused it with push up
I recently completed my hike of the Appalachian Trail (~2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine). That walk sculpted my being to the rhythm of every honest step, and every marking of my poles felt justified. So many people challenge the dishonesty of these disconnected systems by the rules of the systems! Don't speak in phrases, speak idea against idea in shocking colors. Walk, introspect, create art! Note: I didn't thru-hike the AT. I failed my first attempt going southbound after 500 miles. I reattempted the next year and walked northbound to where I quit and did a bit extra for a total of ~2,400 miles of the trail walked. I plan to start the PCT this April.
Ever since I learned about the culture around Appalachia and the history I wanted to do the hike. I want to do it with the right group though I’m thinking of larping through (I’m a big fan of old ways and costume and even behavior)
Walking steady for long periods is an underrated exercise. Might be time consuming but it's an incredible activity for the mind and body, no matter your age or physical ability.
I love it that this channel uses so many beautiful paintings in it's videos... and have a tendency to screen-shot like crazy. Then I have to go back and listen to it without looking...
The urban lifestyle is not only toxic its deadly. Deadly for our minds .for our connection to god and nature ...for our psychic healt Look my friend we are puppets ...just numbers part of a working computer system Cybernetic is a very important thing ....read about it !!!
H Dabbour life is deadly bro air is deadly food is deadly and nature is deadly, the more you look into non self beneficial things the more you attach to those negative things and in return receive that shit. You think you’re being woke by looking into that bs but really you’re the one destroying yourself not no cybernetics.
"It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit." -Socrates
@Corey S yeah me too, it's sad. These days people don't know oare care to know that they are so much better than they are. They are so hard on themselves
I have a habit of pacing around the house in the morning for at least two hours a day. This has led to my legs being strong, and I'm not afraid to stand my ground for what I believe to be right; but having just watched this video, it may very well have led me to feeling like my mind is stuck in it's comfort zone. In other words, walk, but not indoors.
Yes, very closely the same situation when I am off work. During, I don't get enough sleep and work 10 hour days at a desk with little social interaction. I couldn't be more unhappy as I struggle coping with financial hardships, unable to even go out and enjoy life right now. I've been attempting to start a business that will get me on my feet and breath in the fresh vegetation, and to have a more personal relationship with my customers. I ran into a wall the past few days, feeling lack of preparedness or wondering if I am even qualified enough to be taken seriously. I'm finding very little support and help in the challenging journey and I lost some drive and happiness to even proceed these past few days but I refuse to give up, I refuse to be chained to this desk and struggle to build my family up. I needed this channel to push me.
An active body sets the mind at peace. This channel has changed the way I view myself. It has ignited a fire deep inside my heart and has aligned my mind and body to work in unison.
Walking is really great. Last time I went to the beach, I just straight up walked for a couple hours. I ended up pondering over all sorts of things. Next time I'm taking a note pad. Got to write all that shit down.
If you have a smartphone, using the Reminders with mic is the most efficient route to take. That’s what I use to come up with, brainstorm, and articulate ideas for my writing. It really, really helps.
Your channel has probably saved my life thank you for the work you're doing and God bless the Internet for us to have a platform to be able to interact in such a manner. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart
Evil resides here, but even in the darkest of places, there is a light. God bless all. Utilize the knowledge our fathers couldn't possibly known enough of to give to us and strive to make good change in His good name.
"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training, it is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." -Socrates
I used to walk so much when I was younger. until things took for a change, for 4 years I've lived as a hermit and always in the dark. some days I only see the sunlight for bits of minutes for a cigarette. I didn't get the sun as much and walking was little. I was depressed, consumed by darkness, and more aggressive. All until 6 months ago I went on a 5 months Asia backpacking trip. I walked so much and every day had so much sun. 10-25 miles walk became a normal thing. Now in the present, I am still continuing my walk and waking up on sunrise to walk and jog. I feel so much happier. I feel like a completely different person now. And now being able to think with clarity, I can see how distasteful my dark self back then was. I'm changing every day to a better person. I encourage everyone to walk as much as you could every day. Go on a walk when you're feeling sad and you'll feel the change. Wake up with the Earth and share a bond of movement together.
Once i was feeling very sad for no particular reason. So i went for a 5 hour hike in a mountain. After that i felt amazing, now i see how being grounded by the walk and the aggression i needed to get my ass to the top of the mountain made me feel great again.
For the health of the body, keep it moving. In taking care of the mind, keep it at peace. Exercise and peace of mind are the key to a happy and fulfilling life. Life is not about movements; life is movement itself.
As far as Neitzshe is concerned, I've always that walking is the ultimate cure to a lot of internal and external ailments. That segment about him almost made me cry.
Your videos are so thought provoking. I found myself wanting to consume them one after another. Then I realized that I would benefit more if I treated them like studying Stoicism. Now I listen to one, take notes and ponder it for the day. You’re channel is a beacon of light in the dark world of RU-vid. What an amazing accomplishment to compile years of study and present it in a timely and coherent way!
I have had a heart condition and mental health issues for years. Walking is sometimes the only thing that helps, at one point I was walking two hours a day whilst listening to philosophy audiobooks, until I got robbed whilst walking. You've inspired me to go back to my old routine, I'm not letting fear stop me any more.
Day 1: 100 pushups Do 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 16, 12, 8, 4 Day 2: 25 pull ups and 25 chin ups Do 5 at a time and rest a minute Day 3: All about legs Run, jump, lunge. Many options Day 4: Rest. Repeat days 1-4
@@ameliafrancks2198 What is more, it could've been worse for him. I don't want to sound like a dick but there was always an option that he could be blind or deaf. We can never hit the bottom.
Well I'm working with whatever is present (instead of finding flaws that will evolve later as excuses) though I know it would be so much better the walk was in nature. And I did my first round! My lifestyle is generally sedentary so moving around resembles gasping for air while drowning.
@@jayfawn8478 nah back when I was walking everyday I was far healthier (both fitter and mentally better off) than now and I walked only in the city, a very polluted one in fact.
@@narimancharkie2633 Bravo. Keep at it. I was so out of shape that I could only do a quarter of a mile at first, but each day I tried to walk a little further than the day before. Now I walk 5 miles every day with ease. Combined with a healthy diet I lost over 70lbs.
Moving your body is the primary purpose of the brain. I walk daily I always start with a busy mind but by the time I return home my mind is quiet and my body and mind feel at peace. I love my walk and never miss it.
I have been doing my course online, since the beginning of the pandemic . At first, it was difficult to focus. Soon, I realized on mornings where I went out for a grocery run I was able to focus on my courses with little to no difficulties . So walking does help a lot. Especially in times of uncertainty .
@@hellcat3586 if you ever know anyone that has a stroke 2 drops under the tongue of Helichrysum essential oil every time they have a TIA held for 20 seconds and then swallow with water or juice will clean all of the bad cholesterol out of the blood vessels
As far as solitude goes, I decided recently to give myself one day a week to be alone. Currently I'm aiming for Sunday. It can really help since at times I feel as though I just need some time to think.
I was left disabled and bed ridden after a back injury, walking was shear agony. started with 100 steps a day using my fitbit and increased %10 everyday. Back to full fitness now and my current record was nearly 45000 in one day last year. This years goal is 50000.
Everything which makes the man and gives him his mental and physical qualities is nothing but the manifestation of his will is in fact what he wills. (Arthur Schopenhauer) From the age of 45 until his death 27 years later Schopenhauer lived alone and everyday for 27 years he followed an identical routine. He rose every morning at 7 and had a bath but no breakfast: he drank a cup of strong coffee before sitting down at his desk and writing until noon. At noon he played the flute for 0.5 hour. Then he went out for lunch at the Englisher Hof. After lunch he returned home and read until 4, when he left for his daily walk: he walked for 2 hours no matter what the weather. He WOULD go out and nothing would stop him.
Do something for work that encourages you to move and use your body. Could be construction, landscaping, or even just a job in a stockroom. While the latter, is indoors, at least you'd still be moving.
I ‘m very fortunate to work mostly outdoors with natural materials, mostly stone. I walk a lot and always noticed that gets me in sync with natural time, I can be in the moment . Mostly people get ahead of themselves.
Along with the Nietzsche quote in the video asking what is good, another major influence for myself (and the main reason I have a YT playlist titled: Diamond Mind Body Building) is the passage at the end of Twilight Of The Idols, also in Zarathustra Third part in the segment On Old And New Tablets, number 29. The Hammer Speaks: "Why so hard?" the kitchen coal once said to the diamond. "After all, are we not close kin?" Why so soft? O my brothers, thus I ask you: are you not after all my brothers? Why so soft, so pliant and yielding? Why is there so much denial, self-denial, in your hearts? So little destiny in your eyes? And if you do not want to be destinies and inexorable ones, how can you one day triumph with me? And if your hardness does not wish to flash and cut and cut through, how can you one day create with me? For all creators are hard. And it must seem blessedness to you to impress your hand on millennia as on wax, Blessedness to write on the will of millennia as on bronze---harder than bronze, nobler than bronze. Only the noblest is altogether hard. This new tablet, O my brothers, I place over you: become hard!
“You say 'I' and you are proud of this word. But greater than this- although you will not believe in it - is your body and its great intelligence, which does not say 'I' but performs 'I'.” - Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
my entire childhood I was anorexic, girls would make fun of me for being so skinny, laughing telling me I look like a bunch of matchsticks, it took me over 5-6 years to finally work on changing that at the age of 15-16. I worked hard, I trained and forced myself to eat, the more I lifted - the better I felt - the more I ate. I reached a point in which I felt amazing, like I could do anything, and suddenly everything started coming to me on a silver platter, girls would want me, guys would respect and compliment me. I truly felt happy, now at 19 I suffer from Hernia so I cannot train and it really took a toll on me, I became borderline anorexic again, I lost almost all confidence in me and now I have little to no confidence when I speak, I will have a surgery to fix that soon, braces will come off in a few months too so I'll have a fresh start, I plan on working on myself, improving myself and be the man I want to be again. Thank you Academy Of Ideas for teaching me great lessons.
I think the idea of being grounded (or ungrounded) warrants a deep dive. In this context, they are literally referring to being in contact and communion with the ground - while demonstrating side effects within someone due to that physical connection. But at a more broad level, what does it mean to be grounded? For me, it means to be connected to what we feel. Our feelings inform us about our internal AND external worlds. It is through our senses that we feel the reality we exist within. And that includes the literal ground. In all ways, we become mentally, emotionally, and physically grounded by being in touch with what we feel. When we dismiss, suppress, or inhibit our feelings, we become detached from ground - from reality. You can see and feel this in all sorts of people. To be more grounded, one only needs to open themselves up to feeling as much as possible.
It scares me a little that during the last 2-3 months I have been thinking along these lines and today the first oart to this video appeared in my recommended. Spooked but excited by having my idea more or less confirmed with other likeminded individuals! :)
I have started walking three weeks ago around the city and I’m already feeling great. It took courage from me. Now I need to have courage to walk through the woods because I’m not sure if it is safe .
* yesterday I did my “ritual” bath in an 🥶 Tonto creek, north of Payson Arizona. Gradually submersing, legs first, then arms, splash neck, back, face. Take your time. Slowly sit down. What you’re doing is effectively closing/slowing your peripheral circulation and shunting more towards the core so you can sit down neck deep for a half hour or so. There’s no need to shock the body by jumping in all at once. A grounding like no other. You’re finished when you start feeling a shiver. The dragon flys confirm this.
If you have the ability, start swimming in an open pool or in the sea. In summer and even in Winter. It is a sport where there are no distractions only you and your mind traversing the wild waters. Not only is one of the best forms of exercise but it also helps you connect with your inner spirit. Also swimming in the winter will give that badass can do anything feeling and make you feel more alive than ever
This channel made my love myself and the challenges of life. Whoever you are, You are making a huge difference for allot of people, just wanted you to know that. When I get paid I'm going to donate and I will be doing so monthly, well deserved, you're a great man.
Nine months ago I moved from the city to the country. I immediately began hiking, mountain biking, and walking long distances daily. Changing up the routine and variety. I discovered a whole new aspect of my personal development and became more grounded and whole as a person. Previously, I paid little attention to the great outdoors, but leaving the big city has been one of the best decisions of my life.
I like walking as a exercise because it is the only thing we are made to do, that and throw, when you walk you don't have to think about it, leaving room for deeper thoughts
I’m so happy to hear you are in recovery. Depression is very real and quite debilitating. I’m so grateful you had a friend who was your alley during this difficult time. Sending you love & light. 💕💡
Dear creator of Academy of Ideas, I usually never leave a comment, but you've inspired me so that I will now take this small action as to share my gratefulness with you. I'm very glad that, in times like these (where everyone is indeed sagging away in - I need to say it - pathetic inertia enveloped in insincere arrogance), there's actually a channel that teaches me how to deal with times like these. And not only deal, but to truly bring out the best there's in me. Thanks.
i have been suffering with existential angst in the past 10 years of my life. I have finally arrived to a place where the multitude of possibilities paired with the inescapable finitude of being is no longer threatening on a daily basis. This channel helped a lot! thank you for your efforts!
One often cannot control bodily health. I think healthy or not, one should listen to advice objectively and decide for yourself how to utilize those thoughts.
Dapper Wolf I agree with you emphasizing the importance of the message and messenger. What I mean is that although we can take precaution to avoid physical impairments and we can strengthen our minds to be able to face mental challenges, injuries and poor health are inevitable. We should strive to overcome any and all obstacles, but we often don’t control what afflicts us.
ChickenJuice I don’t think anyone would fault another for ailment or injury, but where it is a consequence of gluttony or sloth that ill-health develops then criticism is valid. It’s a persistent stoic teaching to practice before you preach.
This channel comes at a pivotal moment in my life. The videos that I've watched so far, have meticulously summarised my fears, questions, angst, and stagnation. I am forever thankful for the originator/s idea and realization. The internet can be a useful thing after all! I must learn, reflect and experience. I need downtime from the internet, social media, and screens in general, but aside from some work, journaling, and writing this channel has a special place in my endeavors for knowledge on myself. It gives direction and a new sense of possibility for integration and actualization. I come with nothing but admiration and love. Again, thank you.
Who would dislike this video?? The only criticism I have is that people need to balance treating the body as top priority, for example, a parent wouldn’t have time to walk 10 hours a day, and that would mean neglecting other aspects of their lives. I understand its meant to be within reason of your circumstances.
6'3" 338 lbs to 247 in 180 days eating nothing but meat. That's with no exercise, living on the road trucking. Saving money right now. But I hope to be back home hiking the San Louis Valley soon. God bless you sir!
I started the hobby of modeling some months ago, and I deeply agree with what you said about how any sort of bodily activity makes us better just by the act of doing it. The moments I feel best are those when I am working either with glue or brushes, even if I am still at the very beginner level of my painting and building skills. Just the fact that I am doing something for my own pleasure, creating through my motions, is what makes that hobby worth it.
This really made me Respect Jules from Pulp Fiction more than Vega. He was a hitman but he view people that want to go on a spirtual metaphysical journey as "Bums"...... my pops had the same mindset when he viewed my talking of not knowing what to do. Our Fathers if anyone does have any Fathers. Best wishes to you. They want a CEO for a son but they never really had time or patience on how to Teach to Be a Man first. ...
My physical therapist said something unintentionally profound to me the day before you posted this; "you have great range of motion, but you don't have good stability. You need to work on that to balance yourself out better. "
This should be thought to the new generation. Family’s rough standards, constant comparisons through social media and the desire to feel wanted by others affects mostly female’s perception of their body. Many girl friends and women I’ve known are extremely insecure about the most minimal things about their appearance because they feel no one will love them, they fear getting old because it’s disgraceful to their figure or facial structure. Such a sad thing. I’ve struggle with this myself, it’s true, I was EXTREMELY awkward while being self conscious. My movements felt slow and I could barely hold a basic conversation. This point of view is truly healing to the soul and makes you view yourself in a different and empowering way. Thank you so much:) (excuse the grammar mistakes, if there’s any. A non-native speaker here lol)
This channel has the information to handle any situation that life can throw at you. I’ve learned more from this channel about being my truest and best self than I ever did in the first 18 years of life spent in church.
On some level this was always apparent to me, so many people struggle with body (image) issues, certain disabilities will shape your character as well... this video should be shown in schools I think.
