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When I was younger, and to some extent still, I used to make a point of doing something unusual every day in order to stimulate my mind. This morning I got out of bed and thought, every day I place my feet on the floor and pursue my day bipedal. But I needn't.
I could put my hands on the floor and proceed accordingly, not as a baby on my hands and knees but on my hands and feet. This would afford a different perspective on the world. I would suggest footwear and gloves, but daily life immediately presents challenges, particularly if one eschews using one's hands to manipulate all day. Even having a shower and getting dressed would present many. This is, indeed, the point.
So that's my proposal: spend one day, every now and again, as a quadruped to stimulate one's mind and perceive things differently.
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An ingenious invention, which I think will have many unexpected uses once it becomes adopted in any significant way. |
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Actually to be srious for a minute,, I have read that there are indeed neurological benefits to this, and an easy way to experiment is to run upstairs quadrupedally placing hands on the treads. Or even in a narrow corridor, placing hands on the walls. I suppose those nordic waddling sticks are an already widely used variant of this. |
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This is the handiest least handy thing I've ever heard. |
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[pocmloc], I have done that on occasion and it's easier and feels natural. I wouldn't want to put hands on walls though because there are places I've done that and ended up with greasy smudges. |
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But you don't mind greasy smudges on the floor? |
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Sort of like a casual Friday? Everyone lets their inner chimp loose at the office? |
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Aside from the posture, how different would this turn out to be to any normal day? |
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I've been contemplating how work could be fitted into this. I mean yes, maybe "Get Down Friday"? |
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I ask myself the same question. There might be a rush of blood to the head for a start. Eating and drinking would be different and you might need help or have to arrange it in advance. Another issue would be - well, you might need a litter tray and at least two bowls of water. |
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Spending time walking backwards was recommended by the late (and great) Dr Michael Mosley of BBC fame. |
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I do that actually. Didn't know he recommended it. I tend to do it when I'm on the 'phone - walk backwards in circles in two directions. |
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[nine] So is that circling snihsreddiw? |
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Yes, now you come to mention it. |
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