If I ever do a course on how to be self-employed\u00a0 I think I’m going to make it a rule that people have to exercise regularly to be allowed to take it.<\/p>\n
No, stop looking at me like that.\u00a0 I don’t mean the 1984 <\/em>style physical jerks.\u00a0 I mean for whatever level of fitness that you have at the moment.\u00a0 Might mean a half hour shuffle around the\u00a0 block or a 5K run. (My faithful readers should be aware that I’m closer to that shuffle around the block than a 5K run!)<\/p>\n I’m writing this after having worked out and finished my quota for my contract work today. No, I’m not done for the day.\u00a0 I don’t spend all my time on contract work.\u00a0\u00a0 Gotta do marketing, too, ya know.<\/p>\n But…<\/p>\n The reason I mention exercise is that I’m finding that if I’m up and have worked out early in the morning, my brain is in gear to the point where writing just flows, even when it’s not my favorite topic in the world to be working on.\u00a0 The quality of the writing is superior and I don’t get that “pulling teeth” sensation that hits me if I put off writing till the afternoon, try to write without having worked out, or try to write at night.<\/p>\n This is not to say that I think people should necessarily be<\/em> morning people.\u00a0 If a workout in the afternoon and working all night is where your brain is on fire and sharpest, I think it’s fine to go with that. I do think there’s a great benefit in treating the exercise as non-negotiable.<\/p>\n I’m not saying that one has to be a hotshot athlete, either.\u00a0 There are pics of me in this blog.\u00a0 I’m hardly a model of physical fitness.\u00a0\u00a0 My true asset is my brain.\u00a0 If exercise did not help me think<\/em> better, I assure you I would not bother.\u00a0 I am saying that regularly getting all sweaty and red in the face does have great benefits for how well you think.\u00a0 Screw the other stuff.\u00a0 Clearing the pathways in the brain is important<\/em>.<\/p>\n Yes, yes, yes, the human body is an integrated system.\u00a0 That’s rather the point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If I ever do a course on how to be self-employed\u00a0 I think I’m going to make it a rule that people have to exercise regularly to be allowed to take it. No, stop looking at me like that.\u00a0 I don’t mean the 1984 style physical jerks.\u00a0 I mean for whatever level of fitness that … <\/p>\n