‘Exercise’ is a mindset

‘Exercise’ is mindset as well as activity Neuroanthropology writes: "Becoming convinced that they were getting enough exercise or engaged in adequate activity to promote health helped their background activity to affect their physiology. Exercise was not just a physical activity, it was also a state of mind (more accurately, without the ’state of mind’ activity didn’t have the effects of ‘exercise’"

of course they WERE getting sufficient exercise, but the really interesting thing here is how they didn't BENEFIT from that exercise until they were made aware that it WAS sufficient, and then how very quickly the physical results were manifest.

I Met The Walrus

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it. Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon's every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation. Raskin marries the terrifyingly genius pen work of James Braithwaite with masterful digital illustration by Alex Kurina, resulting in a spell-binding vessel for Lennon's boundless wit, and timeless message.

It's all there. In a flower. In the music. It's all there.

Status: On Braxton

Gary is listening to the full Anthony Braxton keynote address from the Guelph Jazz Festival.

the really scary part is that he's making perfect sense.

Imagine Winning Gold In Beijing

Sports Are 80 Percent Mental: "Imagine winning a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. No really, go ahead, close your eyes and visualize it. What did you see? Were you standing on the medal platform looking out at the crowd, waving and taking in the scene through your own eyes, or were you a spectator in the crowd watching yourself getting the medal put around your neck? This choice between 'first-person' or 'third-person' visualization actually makes a difference on our motivation to achieve a future goal."

"Take a look AT yourself,
if you have a sense of humour
you will laugh to beat the band."
(Billie Holiday)

Turns out this is very good advice for getting yourself TO the track. Just don't be still doing it once you're IN the process ...