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[RIDGELINE] Contniuous Uniterrupted Solo Walks
One way is to go for a walk. The history of innovation is replete with stories of good ideas that occurred to people while they were out on a stroll.
Steven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From
life is prolonged when you walk. Walking expands time rather than collapses it.
Erling Kagge • Walking: One Step at a Time
He liked to walk; he liked the load on his back and the feeling of weight that it gave to his life. Walking wasn’t necessarily a means to get anywhere. To be in time, to wander, made time seem less of a burden, the present more enduring.
John Tarrant • Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life
Very little of the richness of a walk like this can be explicitly planned. You must give yourself up to the walk.
Craig Mod • Walking the Heck out of Thailand
I think it would be wonderful if the walk-and-talk could be a commonplace activity. I can imagine doing one every few years, alternating between walking with close friends and entrusting group selection to someone else. The challenge is that this format requires a gargantuan effort of planning. Some off-the-shelf walks are possible, for example alo... See more
Dan Wang • 2023 Letter
Taking a walk in the countryside, like listening to a favorite song or meeting friends for an evening of conversation, is thus a good example of what the philosopher Kieran Setiya calls an “atelic activity,” meaning that its value isn’t derived from its telos, or ultimate aim. You shouldn’t be aiming to get a walk “done”; nor are you likely to reac
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