Today I thought it was a good idea to sit around and do nothing. Turns out that “nothing” was actually the worst fucking thing I could’ve done.
I’m still getting over whatever it is that I caught, which managed to kill my voice off for a few days.
So today, my brain turned to mush. My thoughts became sluggish, sticky, impossible to untangle.
What should have been simple creative work felt like trying to solve calculus underwater.
Every idea arrived stillborn, every sentence felt like pulling teeth from a corpse that doesn’t exist, or if it did exist. It was well rotten away.
The thing we need to remember is, that our brain isn’t separate from our body. Unless for some reason we’ve had our brain removed.
It’s part of the same system. When your body stagnates, your mind follows. Blood flow slows, oxygen decreases, and your neural pathways start moving like you were stuck in quick sand.
Now usually I go for daily long walks.
Movement isn’t just good for your muscles and cardiovascular health. It’s literally brain medicine.
Walking pumps fresh blood to your prefrontal cortex.
Exercise releases neurotransmitters that make you think clearer, feel better, and solve problems faster.
Sitting still all day is like putting your brain in a sensory deprivation tank and wondering why you can’t think straight.
I should have known better. The days when I feel sharpest, most creative, most alive or at least not like a total zombie?
Those are the days I move. Even just a twenty minute walk can transform mental fog into clarity.
Get up, move, drink some coffee while moving and keep the old meat computer ticking over…
Stephen Walker.