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by badpun 1331 days ago
> take a real rest after midday meals. Go for a walk. Do nothing. Hangout with friends. Read. Rests must be real (no social media) to be effective.

Honestly, going for a walk or reading is more energy-demanding that social media. People default to social media because it provides the most pleasure for the least amount of energy expended.
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arthurofbabylon 1331 days ago
It’s not about energy-demand – it’s about motivation circuitry (dominantly dopamine). Humans have a lot of “energy” to do a lot of different things irrespective of midday meals. The issue is motivation, flow states, feelings of reward, joy, cognition.

On this note, social media is a terrible rest as it makes the brain pump with endorphins, making it immediately more difficult to find motivation for anything with delayed dopaminergic effect.

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nuancebydefault 1331 days ago
Burning physical calories boosts mental energy, did you not know?
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