Thought: recovery is more about restoring order than energy. What is truly exhausting is not energy expenditure but entropy increase. Structured expenditure of energy, like a run or gym session are actually restorative overall, and locally (muscles) quick recovery.
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Feels like there’s actually 2 kinds of recovery style corresponding to kinds of performance style: imaginative/creative versus disciplined/skilled. The recovery behaviors of one are stressors for the other
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6 stages of knowledge worker recovery?
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Why knowledge? Seems like all people have some version of this
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I started playing video games recently again for the first time in almost a decade. I find it really stress reducing. I think because it gives a strong sense of control and mastery that it largely absent from most of my work.
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I got half decent at cooking as a relief measure from working. Most work projects take months to fully realize. Step in the kitchen and after 30-60 mins I've got a finished product to (hopefully) enjoy.
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Mindfulness meditation = relaxed focus that gives you a power boost
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What drives transition between these stages? Is there a threshold of recovery that each needs to hit? What causes stagnation?
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