Anyone at Substack around to shut down this blog?
The submission is flagged right now, but I'd love to just have the link replaced because the topic and discussion seem promising.
This is a good article and discussion topic, thank you
Most worried about heart disease though, since it is the #1 killer of Americans I guess a job that typically involves sitting for long stretches can’t be good (maybe? In some Bayesian sense, I mean, increasing the chances of what is already your highest risk can’t be good, right? I haven’t done the math).
Hoping augmented reality becomes a widespread thing. Imagine a campus that is mostly made of secluded wooded walking paths.
I've found that walking is good for thinking, and you can also have small walking meetings. AR could plausibly make larger walking meetings possible. But I need to be stationary for the actual work, because you can't just walk around without paying attention. Especially in the woods.
The last 2 years however, I've been suffering some insane "migraines", often but not always after an intense work session (even just a few hours sometimes). My neck and head kills, I feel nauseous, sensitive to light and sound, and generally shitty.
I still haven't had a proper diagnosis, but I think it might be "cervicogenic" headaches, basically a headache starting with neck nerves.
Working on neck retraction excercises a few times a day to hopefully help. But as I get older and will likely keep working for a long time, this stuff is so important to sort out.
Get your thyroid levels checked. Make sure you follow the directions for fasting. Make sure you go in the afternoon. Better safe than sorry.
In the long term, the concerns mentioned below for heart disease, resulting from a lifetime of sitting for a living, are definitely an issue.
Believe it or not, the actual sitting, having your butt supporting your weight all day, for decades, can also contribute to prostate issues in men, with prostate cancer also being a significant killer.
The illustrations in the article are of a female computer user, so she wouldn't have to worry about the prostate injury...
The athletic ones also have a high skill ceiling that can be very fun to pursue and is akin to chasing PR's in quantized practices like lifting or running.