I find aggressive, ‘bang-it-out’ tasks to be more stimulating than delicate, precise tasks that require patience i.e. digging a hole > painting a wall; running > yoga; journaling > meditation. Does this speak to active > passive principle? Grasping > relinquishing? Is it a vice?
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i really don't know :)
but i do tend to live a little by this -- "that which you need the most is found in the place you least want to look."
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but then i've also been getting into daoism, which would tend to suggest you should 'go with the flow' and not fight against your proclivities.... so you can really argue either way!
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It's like the difference between HIIT and cardio.
HIIT:
- Fast, hard
- Youthening
- WAY more bang for your buck, cardiovascular-wise
- More time efficient
Cardio:
- Slow, meditative
- Grow new brain cells
Most beneficial of all: cross-training. The magic in in the synergy.
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mostly the aerobic-anerobic switchup that does it in the way your body glomps ATP vs Oxygen etc, but im guessing you know that :)
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Cultivation of the opposites often supplements and gives rise to a balancing force within the psyche. Know your strengths and lean into them, but also consider the perspective + growth that comes from the inferior option.
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When I started doing meditation after a while I came to think of it as a kind of pure patience, patience as an activity in itself. It also seemed that practicing patience in daily life was helpful.
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It’s like continuous letting go, letting time pass, somehow kind of like being in a light rain and not worrying about getting wet. Letting the rain of time drizzle on.
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