I read up on a bunch of theory about Alexander Technique. It’s something that feels a lot like physical rationality—that is to say, how you do the things you do involves choices, and you may not be making the choice you want to make out of force of habit. Some highlights:
I noticed that I spend a lot of my time walking around with my head down. I’ve been spending time re-focusing my attention on the horizon. Still notice myself looking down by force of habit, but it’s not a permanent state.
My monitor needs to get raised by about six inches
I’ve had lots of issues with neck/back tension and tension headaches. I’m trying to let myself relax those muscles more.
Nobody had ever told me that, functionally speaking, the shoulder blade and collarbone are part of doing arm motions. My first instinct is to do everything past the shoulder. I’ve been retraining myself, and I’ve been sore around my shoulder blade. Similarly, you really want to use muscles above the buttocks as a “leg muscle”.
How you act and how you feel has some “backwards” causality. I’ve noticed myself feeling more confident while walking around with my head up (as opposed to pointed towards ground).
My monitor needs to get raised by about six inches
stack some extra textbooks! You’ll notice the effect immediately.
How you act and how you feel has some “backwards” causality. I’ve noticed myself feeling more confident while walking around with my head up (as opposed to pointed towards ground).
try walking around smiling and see how difficult it is to be irritated with people.
I read up on a bunch of theory about Alexander Technique. It’s something that feels a lot like physical rationality—that is to say, how you do the things you do involves choices, and you may not be making the choice you want to make out of force of habit. Some highlights:
I noticed that I spend a lot of my time walking around with my head down. I’ve been spending time re-focusing my attention on the horizon. Still notice myself looking down by force of habit, but it’s not a permanent state.
My monitor needs to get raised by about six inches
I’ve had lots of issues with neck/back tension and tension headaches. I’m trying to let myself relax those muscles more.
Nobody had ever told me that, functionally speaking, the shoulder blade and collarbone are part of doing arm motions. My first instinct is to do everything past the shoulder. I’ve been retraining myself, and I’ve been sore around my shoulder blade. Similarly, you really want to use muscles above the buttocks as a “leg muscle”.
How you act and how you feel has some “backwards” causality. I’ve noticed myself feeling more confident while walking around with my head up (as opposed to pointed towards ground).
stack some extra textbooks! You’ll notice the effect immediately.
try walking around smiling and see how difficult it is to be irritated with people.