Option B: Go on daily 1-hour-long walks but inevitably break the habit due to boredom.
It took me a long time to resolve that conundrum, and my eventual solution was to break this false dichotomy via option C, i.e. “bringing my computer” with me.
So for years I’ve been taking daily walks with a Kindle or smartphone in one hand. Yes, it looks silly, but I don’t care one bit since it actually works. (If I’d picked up the habit nowadays I might listen to podcasts instead, though I really don’t like earbuds due to tinnitus.)
#EXAMPLE, #TOOLS, on exercise:
Option A: Sit at my computer all day.
Option B: Go on daily 1-hour-long walks but inevitably break the habit due to boredom.
It took me a long time to resolve that conundrum, and my eventual solution was to break this false dichotomy via option C, i.e. “bringing my computer” with me.
So for years I’ve been taking daily walks with a Kindle or smartphone in one hand. Yes, it looks silly, but I don’t care one bit since it actually works. (If I’d picked up the habit nowadays I might listen to podcasts instead, though I really don’t like earbuds due to tinnitus.)