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(obv. I don't know you or your routine, whether you move often by default or are not neurotypical, YMMV)

In case you haven't done that before: I suggest an experiment where you try to have a moderate amount of exercise (w few min in zone 2 cardio) before or during a break at work. Do it for 2-3 weeks and see if there's a difference in your cognitive performance.

I'm saying that not only because:

- there's scientific consensus that lack of exercise negatively impacts our cognitive abilities. Your thought sponge is a part of your body; our minds and bodies are not separate systems. *

- At some point I realised I was used to my default mental state (or performance, so to speak), and never noticed how much better I could feel/think after including more exercise in my life.

* many people would agree that Descartes and mind-body dualism is to blame here, at least partially.






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