Replying to Ericka’s Blog post about Born to Run

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enjoyable post, Ericka!

(I decided to post my reply. Hope you don’t mind. :)

To answer your questions:

-Did you read “Born to Run?”
I have not.

-What do you think about barefoot running? I REALLY want to know!
I’ve been running barefoot for 2 years now. Totally enjoyable. I really don’t like having anything on my feet when I run except maybe when running or walking on rocks. But the feeling after walking or jogging on rocks actually is great. Like my feet have just be massaged.

 

-Did reading this book make you want to do an ultra?
Haven’t read the book, but would love to do more ultras.

-Did you change anything about your running lifestyle after reading it? If so, please explain!
I actually changed my running style through self-experimentation and reading on BFT’s huarache forum. Basically, if it hurts, change something so that it doesn’t hurt. :) Listen to your body…

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MIT discovers the location of memories: Individual neurons | ExtremeTech

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“can we programmatically create new memories and thus learn entire subjects by inserting a laser into our brain?”

this would be a very interesting question indeed…

I think that we will be able to eventually do so. bye bye school…

I still think the social interaction is valuable to a degree…

via MIT discovers the location of memories: Individual neurons | ExtremeTech.

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how to NOT clog your ears while exercising

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I was actually researching this earlier this week because for some reason my ears were clogged after exersing or running.

So I searched and searched and what I came across that sounded like the best shot was simply: breathing

I experimented and it worked.

Here’s a little background though. I’ve been practicing breathing through my nose while running for a couple of months now and also realized that I’ve been nose breathing often when doing push-ups. (These are my 2 main exercises that I do everyday without fail.)

I would inexplicably almost always have my ears clogged after some exercise. Now I know why…

I don’t think I was breathing enough.

So what’d I do? I started breathing more. Even to the point of exaggerating my breathing a little (through my mouth especially).

The result: no more clogged ears! YAY!

So in summary: Breath (enough) when you exercise. :)

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My wife didn’t message me back!

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How could she be like that? Why is she ignoring me?

Calm down, man…

Don’t get frustrated especially when it relates to communicating with a loved one via electronic means.

Why?

Because technology fails sometimes and we tend to get upset unnecessarily.

Here’s a recent scenario:

Ana sent me a text message with some kind, inspiring words.

I was happy and I replied back with what I thought were kind words.

A few minutes past, no reply. Oh well, I thought. I was happy, so I let it go.

Now normally this would cause a bit of frustration especially if I were expecting a reply back. I would be like: why isn’t she responding to me?

I could even get to the point, if it’s important enough (and maybe this is where we fail), that I would actually pick up the phone and call. (Hey, if it’s important, maybe we should do that first.)

But the way most calls would go after failing to receive an expected message is this:

person 1 [in an upset tone]: why didn’t you answer?

person 2 [in an already defensive tone because of the initial tone of person 1]: answer what?

person 1 [raising voice more]: the message I sent you!

person 2 [raising voice even more]: I didn’t get a message!

and it continues until someone hangs up.

WRONG!

How can we improve this?

If it’s important, then speak with the person face to face!

If that’s not practical but still important, then call.

If it’s not that important, then send the message and if you are expecting a reply and you don’t get one in a couple of minutes (or more depending…), send a follow up message, then call. When you do call, definitely don’t go on the offensive. Just plainly ask in a regular tone: Hey, did you get my message?

And then things will play out more nicely… :)

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Minimalism

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What is minimalism and what it means to me?

According to Merriam-Webster, minimalism is a style or technique that is characterized by extreme spareness and simplicity.

The key word is simplicity. Keeping it as simple as possible, but no simpler (to paraphrase Einstein).

That’s how I like it… :)

I'm minimal

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