The Ideal Body: Use Your Body to Shape a Great Character

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    In this video we examine how to use the mind-body connection to shape a great character.

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  • @academyofideas
    @academyofideas  4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

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    • @academyofideas
      @academyofideas  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We post a gallery and links to them all on our website: academyofideas.com/2020/01/use-your-body-to-shape-a-great-character/#art

    • @bignose16
      @bignose16 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you come across the concept of "body amnesia" ? A video on this topic would be fascinating perhaps.

    • @lemonwater8961
      @lemonwater8961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Eon Slemp no

    • @lilpp4791
      @lilpp4791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you talk about semen retention? Allot of philosophers talked about it

    • @vinnypwilson6625
      @vinnypwilson6625 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can make one on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock? "the psychology of" or "the philosophy of"

  • @cockatooinsunglasses7492
    @cockatooinsunglasses7492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +672

    I started walking 4 hours a day, only taking my dogs. It’s a great way to manage my Aspergers. No more depression, however more creative thoughts. I lost 40 lbs in 2 months and I have 130 lbs left to lose.
    EDIT: I take a notebook and sketch pad with me during these walks.In these pass two months I filled 4 notebooks and 3 sketch pads. Never have been happier in my life.

    • @infinity-gn9xq
      @infinity-gn9xq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Inspirational

    • @tesstricks3169
      @tesstricks3169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This is amazing!

    • @lil.ms.j7156
      @lil.ms.j7156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Utterly amazing 🔥❤

    • @paulohyp
      @paulohyp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Very impressive! Congratzzz

    • @thelaughingphilosopher2421
      @thelaughingphilosopher2421 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If all of that is true, truly, Well-Done and God-Speed you Sir/Madam!

  • @wildfirezg
    @wildfirezg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1168

    Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy-ass weights. - Nietzsche

    • @billybadass7718
      @billybadass7718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😀

    • @haryen8876
      @haryen8876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lol

    • @eduardogutierrez8839
      @eduardogutierrez8839 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I wonder how many people will get your reference

    • @miskokinoo
      @miskokinoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      - Ronnietzsche

    • @redline123
      @redline123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      "Everybody wants to wake up but nobody wants to die" - Ronnie Coleman

  • @MercyNeverheardofit
    @MercyNeverheardofit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1013

    This is easily the most wholesome channel on TH-cam.

    • @marlonhengtgen3004
      @marlonhengtgen3004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      It has honestly helped change my life extraordinarily

    • @markgordon2660
      @markgordon2660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😍👻

    • @GearZNet
      @GearZNet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It is pretty neat.

    • @estabi
      @estabi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes. This and the School of Life are so helpful

    • @MightyD_93
      @MightyD_93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actualized

  • @wisevisegrip4690
    @wisevisegrip4690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +375

    I feel like the academy of ideas dude has been hitting the gym lately

    • @vibes3626
      @vibes3626 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They are two

    • @UtkarshSingh-zj8mm
      @UtkarshSingh-zj8mm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @satnamo
      @satnamo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      True because otherwise they are just preachers;
      Sweet are those who practice what they preach.

    • @arama8007
      @arama8007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I doubt this video ever promotes gyms, which are robotic training centers for robotic minds...

    • @amihere383
      @amihere383 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@arama8007 By and large, gyms are the quickest and easiest way to build strength and size. Unless you have an at home gym or work a demanding physical job like construction, you’re not going to find much activity that can compare to the results you get at the gym. It’s also good for the mind to have a defined place to exercise, it helps build consistency and habit so that you don’t quit. You can call it robotic, others call it efficient and healthy.

  • @Dannynator5000
    @Dannynator5000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I quit drinking on March 15th 2018. The first couple of weeks were hell - physically and mentally. After the physical pain subsided I was left with severe anxiety and a desire to be outside of my skin, I wanted to die. Then I started walking every day. I had shin splints for the first 3 months, but I had decided not to give up, despite the pain. I wanted to explore my pain, see how bad it can get before my legs just crumble into ash. They didn't. The pain started to go away, slowly, but steadily. Now I walk an average of 15km a day and I also never miss an oppirtunity to hike. I still want to drink every single day, but the person fighting the urge is stronger and more resilient now. Don't give up if it hurts. If the pain is enough to kill you, it will die with you. However, you are stronger than you think, the pain will die before you. You can always take one more step.

    • @alexandert696
      @alexandert696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Your brain synapses will change in time. The desire might not disappear but it will be a weak remnant.

    • @husseinfaiz3397
      @husseinfaiz3397 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Were you a heavy drinker?

    • @Dannynator5000
      @Dannynator5000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@husseinfaiz3397 I used to drink no less than 10 beers on my best days. I had around 4 or 5 of those days a month. Closer to the day I quit, I drank a bottle of vodka a night and beers throughout the day.

    • @husseinfaiz3397
      @husseinfaiz3397 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Dannynator5000 wow a bottle a day, the withdrawals mustve been hell. I drink a shot of jin 3 times week, and still felt emotionally unstable for a few days i stop.
      Yours took whole different level courage, props man

    • @Dannynator5000
      @Dannynator5000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@husseinfaiz3397 Alcohol is unforgiving

  • @chauntellecariveau3128
    @chauntellecariveau3128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    For a long time I had a job where I had to walk around for 8 hours during the day. I also didn’t own a cell phone at the time. My clarity of thought and grounding in my environment were noticeable by my co workers who often commented on how composed I was in difficult situations.

  • @alexanderditonio2670
    @alexanderditonio2670 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    That's why I chose to do MMA, Jiu jitsu and kickboxing. Not only made me very confident, also made me mentally resilient and healthy. Taught me how to breathe, respect, walk and move. Most importantly, be cool under pressure

    • @PsychedelicBroccoli
      @PsychedelicBroccoli 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I am doing my first Jiu Jitsu class tomorrow evening, anxious but optimistic on what the art can bring to my life!

    • @e-l-z7956
      @e-l-z7956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      23 too late to start?

    • @PsychedelicBroccoli
      @PsychedelicBroccoli 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@e-l-z7956 Well I'm 26, it's never too late to get mentally and physically fit 💪🏼

    • @alexanderditonio2670
      @alexanderditonio2670 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PsychedelicBroccoli wish you all the best mate . Will be life changing :)

    • @alexanderditonio2670
      @alexanderditonio2670 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@e-l-z7956 the only time it'll be late, it's when you'll stop breathing!

  • @akpost8780
    @akpost8780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    Nietzsche: "There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy."
    Gen Z: "kk"

    • @Zarrov
      @Zarrov 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      no, it should be "ok boomer"

    • @Z.cGainz
      @Z.cGainz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      "Cool story bro"
      "Feels bad"
      "Fr?"
      "Esketitt"

    • @lorenzohernandez2629
      @lorenzohernandez2629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Nah it's . . . "Dead-ass?"

    • @ApriFoat
      @ApriFoat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're so lame

    • @julian.kollataj
      @julian.kollataj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      LV HORSEZ so true!

  • @earnyourimmortality
    @earnyourimmortality 4 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    My motto has always been function over cosmetics.
    When one maximizes the function of their body, in all likelihood, it will take on an aesthetic look

    • @jessefletcher2365
      @jessefletcher2365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @est as bueno ?

    • @batitsogtsaikhan469
      @batitsogtsaikhan469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      That's not necessarily true. If you want to train for aesthetics you're more likely to become aesthetic. If you train for strength you'll become strong. Look at bodybuilders vs strong men for example.

    • @richhomiebigbu6933
      @richhomiebigbu6933 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Bati Tsogtsaikhan I agree, but to me being a strongman isn’t necessarily the most functional.

    • @BillyTheMilkMan
      @BillyTheMilkMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It’s not even safe assuming you will gain aesthetic appeal at all right now because of western society. The definition of what is truly aesthetic has been almost entirely lost.

    • @earnyourimmortality
      @earnyourimmortality 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Consistent training & nutrition, you'll look & feel good, period

  • @rcosta98
    @rcosta98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    8 years ago I started doing martial arts and it changed my life. A martial art that is accompanied by philosophical thinking can teach us many lessons. One, that the body is changeable through new experiences and habits; that in martial arts as in life your adversary is often you and not the one you are fighting; through the pain of getting hit, the ego is slowly chipped away until it makes way for something that looks more like what we long to be. The founder of Tae Kwon-Do said "pain is the great teacher, but no one wants to go to its class" - until today I live by this

    • @HOurWrld999
      @HOurWrld999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      R Costa check out mind smash my friend

    • @vibes3626
      @vibes3626 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What kind of martial arts do you do?

    • @rcosta98
      @rcosta98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HOurWrld999 have done, subscribed 👍

    • @rcosta98
      @rcosta98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@vibes3626 I do Taekwondo and have done BJJ in the past, but can't find any clubs where I live now

    • @kingof206
      @kingof206 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do boxing and this is like therapy for me

  • @eddiedavisjr9771
    @eddiedavisjr9771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    “There is more wisdom in your body than in the deepest philosophies” 👌🏻💯

    • @lvhorsez1723
      @lvhorsez1723 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why?
      Is their more wisdom then body?

    • @kevin080592
      @kevin080592 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like that.. and also your profile pic, how much do you lift?

    • @lvhorsez1723
      @lvhorsez1723 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I do but those answers y'all wont comprehend.

    • @M3Lucky
      @M3Lucky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cool sounding quote. Don't really know if it makes sense tho

    • @michaelugorji4853
      @michaelugorji4853 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What does this mean

  • @stephen200005945
    @stephen200005945 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I recently completed my hike of the Appalachian Trail (~2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine). That walk sculpted my being to the rhythm of every honest step, and every marking of my poles felt justified. So many people challenge the dishonesty of these disconnected systems by the rules of the systems! Don't speak in phrases, speak idea against idea in shocking colors. Walk, introspect, create art!
    Note:
    I didn't thru-hike the AT. I failed my first attempt going southbound after 500 miles. I reattempted the next year and walked northbound to where I quit and did a bit extra for a total of ~2,400 miles of the trail walked. I plan to start the PCT this April.

    • @aman11337400
      @aman11337400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for being honest in the note')

    • @keisi1574
      @keisi1574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@aman11337400 I appreciate that you appreciate the honesty.
      🙂

    • @Emiliapocalypse
      @Emiliapocalypse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’d love to hike that trail someday. Thanks for sharing

    • @mzlww
      @mzlww ปีที่แล้ว

      Ever since I learned about the culture around Appalachia and the history I wanted to do the hike. I want to do it with the right group though I’m thinking of larping through (I’m a big fan of old ways and costume and even behavior)

  • @heero7yui
    @heero7yui 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    It's eerily uncanny how these essays are always closely relevant to things I've just recently thought of or started doing on a regular basis. Makes you believe that collective consciousness might actually be a thing!

  • @maleautonomy1436
    @maleautonomy1436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +420

    _THAT BENCH PRESS IS COMING UP TONIGHT_

    • @fredhubbard7210
      @fredhubbard7210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Are you kidding? Pushing a machine nothing... NOTHING like walking or being grounded. Did you totally miss the point of this?

    • @fredhubbard7210
      @fredhubbard7210 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ecogiko In what world is a bench press not a machine? That is hilarious!!!

    • @j.d.leslie8458
      @j.d.leslie8458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@fredhubbard7210 Farmer's Walk with heavy dumbbells.

    • @jayfawn8478
      @jayfawn8478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Last time I check bench press is a machine/instrument/equipment used to improve the appearance of pectoral muscles. I think you confused it with push up

    • @skenderbegshala3247
      @skenderbegshala3247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Training is training y’all stupid

  • @crosstolerance
    @crosstolerance 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    An active body sets the mind at peace. This channel has changed the way I view myself. It has ignited a fire deep inside my heart and has aligned my mind and body to work in unison.

  • @natashamudford4011
    @natashamudford4011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I love it that this channel uses so many beautiful paintings in it's videos... and have a tendency to screen-shot like crazy. Then I have to go back and listen to it without looking...

    • @azareloropeza3261
      @azareloropeza3261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂 wow and I thought I was the only one who did that !

    • @88HaZZarD88
      @88HaZZarD88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I use his videos to collect new paintings lol

    • @natashamudford4011
      @natashamudford4011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@reverentlygrim2666
      Very cool. And the artists and title of the painting. Sweet.

    • @michaelugorji4853
      @michaelugorji4853 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍

  • @c_dubbzz6127
    @c_dubbzz6127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Walking steady for long periods is an underrated exercise. Might be time consuming but it's an incredible activity for the mind and body, no matter your age or physical ability.

  • @reybladen3068
    @reybladen3068 4 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    As someone who came from a rural town who moved in the city for college, i find the urban lifestyle so toxic

    • @halifaxx55
      @halifaxx55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Yes, I agree that it is toxic, but in many ways I love the excitement and danger it possesses. The serendipitous moments that are around the corner.

    • @movement2contact
      @movement2contact 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Meh.

    • @hesha.rahman1965
      @hesha.rahman1965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      The urban lifestyle is not only toxic its deadly.
      Deadly for our minds .for our connection to god and nature ...for our psychic healt
      Look my friend we are puppets ...just numbers part of a working computer system
      Cybernetic is a very important thing ....read about it !!!

    • @hesha.rahman1965
      @hesha.rahman1965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Mijita Chula dont be naive ..... but may i ask where you live ?

    • @aog1747
      @aog1747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      H Dabbour life is deadly bro air is deadly food is deadly and nature is deadly, the more you look into non self beneficial things the more you attach to those negative things and in return receive that shit. You think you’re being woke by looking into that bs but really you’re the one destroying yourself not no cybernetics.

  • @michaelsteven1090
    @michaelsteven1090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Cleaning..something, anything, is a good way to build character and bodily power..

    • @peterl.1574
      @peterl.1574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tell my partner that. Complete slob.

    • @ericwalker6546
      @ericwalker6546 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes if you don’t want much power. Stop looking to do the bare minimum to get in shape.

    • @kamikazekopec1084
      @kamikazekopec1084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty sure hes talking about the weightlifting movement. The "Clean", atleast i hope

    • @kaitlincrane_
      @kaitlincrane_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like maybe ones place of dwelling, like...their room?

    • @huh9416
      @huh9416 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nice try, mom!

  • @asuichan8436
    @asuichan8436 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Once you’re aware of self mastery, these videos hit and feel like gold.
    Good luck to everyone out there and stay safe ❤️

  • @etolanleyvon8277
    @etolanleyvon8277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I have a habit of pacing around the house in the morning for at least two hours a day. This has led to my legs being strong, and I'm not afraid to stand my ground for what I believe to be right; but having just watched this video, it may very well have led me to feeling like my mind is stuck in it's comfort zone. In other words, walk, but not indoors.

    • @spaulding304
      @spaulding304 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, very closely the same situation when I am off work. During, I don't get enough sleep and work 10 hour days at a desk with little social interaction. I couldn't be more unhappy as I struggle coping with financial hardships, unable to even go out and enjoy life right now. I've been attempting to start a business that will get me on my feet and breath in the fresh vegetation, and to have a more personal relationship with my customers.
      I ran into a wall the past few days, feeling lack of preparedness or wondering if I am even qualified enough to be taken seriously. I'm finding very little support and help in the challenging journey and I lost some drive and happiness to even proceed these past few days but I refuse to give up, I refuse to be chained to this desk and struggle to build my family up. I needed this channel to push me.

  • @pagethreemodel
    @pagethreemodel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    As far as Neitzshe is concerned, I've always that walking is the ultimate cure to a lot of internal and external ailments. That segment about him almost made me cry.

  • @DUHELLLO
    @DUHELLLO 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    "It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner
    of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit."
    -Socrates

    • @Thedisciplemike
      @Thedisciplemike 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Corey S it means; it is a shame to grow old without seeing the beauty and potential your body holds

    • @Thedisciplemike
      @Thedisciplemike 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Corey S yeah me too, it's sad. These days people don't know oare care to know that they are so much better than they are. They are so hard on themselves

    • @gayedavies2797
      @gayedavies2797 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Flabby and flaccid ......nope....

  • @shoepuffwilliam560
    @shoepuffwilliam560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just broke an drug addiction and I wanna say finding your channel is changing my life. Thanks man.

  • @dariomendoza9136
    @dariomendoza9136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Once i was feeling very sad for no particular reason. So i went for a 5 hour hike in a mountain.
    After that i felt amazing, now i see how being grounded by the walk and the aggression i needed to get my ass to the top of the mountain made me feel great again.

  • @musik914
    @musik914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Your channel has probably saved my life thank you for the work you're doing and God bless the Internet for us to have a platform to be able to interact in such a manner. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart

    • @Dank-Boix
      @Dank-Boix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same bro I'm really glad I found this channel

    • @spaulding304
      @spaulding304 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Evil resides here, but even in the darkest of places, there is a light.
      God bless all. Utilize the knowledge our fathers couldn't possibly known enough of to give to us and strive to make good change in His good name.

  • @idkyoo
    @idkyoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I used to walk so much when I was younger. until things took for a change, for 4 years I've lived as a hermit and always in the dark. some days I only see the sunlight for bits of minutes for a cigarette. I didn't get the sun as much and walking was little. I was depressed, consumed by darkness, and more aggressive. All until 6 months ago I went on a 5 months Asia backpacking trip. I walked so much and every day had so much sun. 10-25 miles walk became a normal thing. Now in the present, I am still continuing my walk and waking up on sunrise to walk and jog. I feel so much happier. I feel like a completely different person now. And now being able to think with clarity, I can see how distasteful my dark self back then was. I'm changing every day to a better person. I encourage everyone to walk as much as you could every day. Go on a walk when you're feeling sad and you'll feel the change. Wake up with the Earth and share a bond of movement together.

  • @dr.peyote
    @dr.peyote 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training, it is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." -Socrates

  • @amgod40
    @amgod40 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your videos are so thought provoking. I found myself wanting to consume them one after another. Then I realized that I would benefit more if I treated them like studying Stoicism. Now I listen to one, take notes and ponder it for the day. You’re channel is a beacon of light in the dark world of TH-cam. What an amazing accomplishment to compile years of study and present it in a timely and coherent way!

  • @TheFirstTriplefife
    @TheFirstTriplefife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Walking is really great. Last time I went to the beach, I just straight up walked for a couple hours. I ended up pondering over all sorts of things.
    Next time I'm taking a note pad. Got to write all that shit down.

    • @sandeepkhairwa3300
      @sandeepkhairwa3300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      haha

    • @mikzin630
      @mikzin630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Write*

    • @88HaZZarD88
      @88HaZZarD88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah walking meditation in nature + writing on Evernote soon afterward.
      Walking + Audible is nice too

    • @TheFirstTriplefife
      @TheFirstTriplefife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mikzin630 lol, yep. I'll change it. Was in a hurry when I wrote this.

    • @southwest4147
      @southwest4147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you have a smartphone, using the Reminders with mic is the most efficient route to take. That’s what I use to come up with, brainstorm, and articulate ideas for my writing. It really, really helps.

  • @princekalender2154
    @princekalender2154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    That Goethe Quote is terrifying. I love it

    • @Ren-pn6pk
      @Ren-pn6pk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It sends chills down my spine, the good kind though

  • @TRUEiMPROrecords
    @TRUEiMPROrecords 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Walking lightens the mind and heart, every. single. time.

  • @1booyakasha
    @1booyakasha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have had a heart condition and mental health issues for years. Walking is sometimes the only thing that helps, at one point I was walking two hours a day whilst listening to philosophy audiobooks, until I got robbed whilst walking. You've inspired me to go back to my old routine, I'm not letting fear stop me any more.

  • @goodfortune6399
    @goodfortune6399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    I became paralyzed in 2006. I do miss walking

    • @LivingandEnduring
      @LivingandEnduring 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Every time I have pain while exercising, I think of people like you and my pains dont seem so bad.
      Take care. 👃👍

    • @peterskove3476
      @peterskove3476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I do hope you can still get to where you an take in nature and fresh air. I used to walk a lot but now with a bad leg only go a few hundred feet into

    • @ameliafrancks2198
      @ameliafrancks2198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Everytime I feel like shit, I think of people like you and I instantly feel better because at least I'm not like that lol!

    • @sakakaka4064
      @sakakaka4064 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ameliafrancks2198 What is more, it could've been worse for him. I don't want to sound like a dick but there was always an option that he could be blind or deaf. We can never hit the bottom.

    • @yeznez
      @yeznez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      biostation yeah a bit insensitive like “thank god I’m not like you”

  • @ganzrawr5334
    @ganzrawr5334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This humble channel may be justification for all the other ills of the internet.

  • @Manuel-gu9ls
    @Manuel-gu9ls 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Guess looks does matter, because it's shape our characters indeed especially how it can attract or repel despite bad character regardless

  • @satnamo
    @satnamo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    For the health of the body, keep it moving.
    In taking care of the mind, keep it at peace.
    Exercise and peace of mind are the key to a happy and fulfilling life.
    Life is not about movements;
    life is movement itself.

  • @AR-mu4zq
    @AR-mu4zq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As an artist, I doubly enjoyed this video.

  • @RenaAbraham
    @RenaAbraham 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have been doing my course online, since the beginning of the pandemic . At first, it was difficult to focus. Soon, I realized on mornings where I went out for a grocery run I was able to focus on my courses with little to no difficulties . So walking does help a lot. Especially in times of uncertainty .

  • @narimancharkie2633
    @narimancharkie2633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    The goal now is: walk one hour everyday. (Starting from now)

    • @jayfawn8478
      @jayfawn8478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It only works when you are walking in nature, not in a polluted and corrupted environment like cities.

    • @narimancharkie2633
      @narimancharkie2633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Well I'm working with whatever is present (instead of finding flaws that will evolve later as excuses)
      though I know it would be so much better the walk was in nature.
      And I did my first round!
      My lifestyle is generally sedentary so moving around resembles gasping for air while drowning.

    • @ani_n01
      @ani_n01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jayfawn8478 nah back when I was walking everyday I was far healthier (both fitter and mentally better off) than now and I walked only in the city, a very polluted one in fact.

    • @ZekeMan62
      @ZekeMan62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@narimancharkie2633
      Bravo. Keep at it. I was so out of shape that I could only do a quarter of a mile at first, but each day I tried to walk a little further than the day before. Now I walk 5 miles every day with ease. Combined with a healthy diet I lost over 70lbs.

    • @thehighroad3774
      @thehighroad3774 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Moving your body is the primary purpose of the brain. I walk daily I always start with a busy mind but by the time I return home my mind is quiet and my body and mind feel at peace. I love my walk and never miss it.

  • @TheFirstTriplefife
    @TheFirstTriplefife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As far as solitude goes, I decided recently to give myself one day a week to be alone. Currently I'm aiming for Sunday. It can really help since at times I feel as though I just need some time to think.

  • @radroofer
    @radroofer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I've had 5 strokes and I go for walks every day to look at me you wouldn't know I had them.

    • @hellcat3586
      @hellcat3586 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A Vapor Very glad you’ve survived 💪

    • @motemints
      @motemints 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      strongest!!

    • @radroofer
      @radroofer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@motemints Helichrysum is our Fathers cure for strokes. It's an essential oil found at Young Living Essential oils

    • @radroofer
      @radroofer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hellcat3586 if you ever know anyone that has a stroke 2 drops under the tongue of Helichrysum essential oil every time they have a TIA held for 20 seconds and then swallow with water or juice will clean all of the bad cholesterol out of the blood vessels

    • @chinasaozonsi7106
      @chinasaozonsi7106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m so happy & inspired by your resilience 💕

  • @kyrerymmukk7446
    @kyrerymmukk7446 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Calisthenics, plyometrics, and pilates for stoicism.

  • @ProvaBeK
    @ProvaBeK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Day 1: 100 pushups
    Do 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 16, 12, 8, 4
    Day 2: 25 pull ups and 25 chin ups
    Do 5 at a time and rest a minute
    Day 3: All about legs
    Run, jump, lunge. Many options
    Day 4: Rest.
    Repeat days 1-4

    • @chattop
      @chattop 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      pushups - why is that sequence man?

  • @christiananderson4909
    @christiananderson4909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There are times when your video essays are the only things that get me out of bed in the morning, thank you.

  • @SToNeOwNz
    @SToNeOwNz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I used to often walk long and thinking back it gave me a resilience to stress that I may be missing. Thanks for the video.

  • @istp1967
    @istp1967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "Walking is a man's best medicine" -- Hypocretes.

  • @93modernwarrior
    @93modernwarrior 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This channel is a diamond between all this other yt garbage.

  • @ljubomirjakimovski3899
    @ljubomirjakimovski3899 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel comes at a pivotal moment in my life. The videos that I've watched so far, have meticulously summarised my fears, questions, angst, and stagnation. I am forever thankful for the originator/s idea and realization. The internet can be a useful thing after all! I must learn, reflect and experience. I need downtime from the internet, social media, and screens in general, but aside from some work, journaling, and writing this channel has a special place in my endeavors for knowledge on myself. It gives direction and a new sense of possibility for integration and actualization. I come with nothing but admiration and love. Again, thank you.

  • @johnrodgers2018
    @johnrodgers2018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was left disabled and bed ridden after a back injury, walking was shear agony. started with 100 steps a day using my fitbit and increased %10 everyday. Back to full fitness now and my current record was nearly 45000 in one day last year. This years goal is 50000.

  • @CarefaceKarl
    @CarefaceKarl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel made my love myself and the challenges of life. Whoever you are, You are making a huge difference for allot of people, just wanted you to know that.
    When I get paid I'm going to donate and I will be doing so monthly, well deserved, you're a great man.

  • @joshuatoa8150
    @joshuatoa8150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've never regretted becoming a supporting member. Such important information.

  • @chickenjuice4841
    @chickenjuice4841 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You make some of the best content of TH-cam

  • @sheppycider123
    @sheppycider123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    At 8:18 there’s a hidden slide about our legs moving us to what we want and where the legs are less mobile so our aggression is reduced

  • @somethingtodiefor1
    @somethingtodiefor1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Listening to you is therapeutic to the soul man. Good job :)

  • @isaiahwilliams7502
    @isaiahwilliams7502 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel has the information to handle any situation that life can throw at you. I’ve learned more from this channel about being my truest and best self than I ever did in the first 18 years of life spent in church.

  • @yushamush9849
    @yushamush9849 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been enjoying your videos for over a year now, always glad to see you pop up

  • @cemalcakir
    @cemalcakir 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching your videos for a long while. I was now checking your channel and just had to say this, this channel is a gem in youtube. Keep up the good work!

  • @bebeezra
    @bebeezra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    *CrossFit Evangelist:* _"I rock that box until the tank is empty! What's your regime broseph?"_
    *Me:* Nietzchean hermit walking

  • @brunabadenes4475
    @brunabadenes4475 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dear creator of Academy of Ideas, I usually never leave a comment, but you've inspired me so that I will now take this small action as to share my gratefulness with you. I'm very glad that, in times like these (where everyone is indeed sagging away in - I need to say it - pathetic inertia enveloped in insincere arrogance), there's actually a channel that teaches me how to deal with times like these. And not only deal, but to truly bring out the best there's in me. Thanks.

  • @jackdaoud
    @jackdaoud 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your academy of ideas is beautiful. Especially this idea of "The Ideal Body" . It's so beautiful that it moved me to write my first TH-cam comment. I'm grateful two minds such as yourselves curate different ideas of great thinkers into an overarching idea, creating a public academy of beautiful ideas. I'm excited to see your next idea about how today's environment affects our well being and our lack of solitude. Keep up the great work!

  • @satnamo
    @satnamo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Everything which makes the man and gives him his mental and physical qualities is nothing but the manifestation of his will is in fact what he wills. (Arthur Schopenhauer)
    From the age of 45 until his death 27 years later Schopenhauer lived alone and
    everyday for 27 years he followed an identical routine.
    He rose every morning at 7
    and had a bath but no breakfast:
    he drank a cup of strong coffee before sitting down at his desk and writing until noon.
    At noon he played the flute for 0.5 hour.
    Then he went out for lunch at the Englisher Hof.
    After lunch he returned home and read until 4, when he left for his daily walk:
    he walked for 2 hours no matter what the weather.
    He WOULD go out and nothing would stop him.

    • @ashhcatchemall
      @ashhcatchemall 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow now its like wake up you gotta go to work to make money. You cant do shit without making money first

    • @alexbutlerful
      @alexbutlerful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do something for work that encourages you to move and use your body. Could be construction, landscaping, or even just a job in a stockroom. While the latter, is indoors, at least you'd still be moving.

  • @smallstudiodesign
    @smallstudiodesign 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes. Thank you, profusely, for giving me the strength to get my old self back.

  • @peterskove3476
    @peterskove3476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I ‘m very fortunate to work mostly outdoors with natural materials, mostly stone.
    I walk a lot and always noticed that gets me in sync with natural time, I can be in the moment .
    Mostly people get ahead of themselves.

  • @SouperSaiyan96
    @SouperSaiyan96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bro you are feeding my soul. Thank you so much.

  • @mikzin630
    @mikzin630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “You say 'I' and you are proud of this word. But greater than this- although you will not believe in it - is your body and its great intelligence, which does not say 'I' but performs 'I'.” - Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

  • @TsmithJustin
    @TsmithJustin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thoroughly enjoy your content, keep up the good work. Thank you.

  • @declanrowlands3027
    @declanrowlands3027 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The range of various topics this channel covers is extremely impressive

  • @lordvoldemort4242
    @lordvoldemort4242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I do my spontaneous dances and a good amount of exercise. A healthy spirit can not exist in an unhealthy body. Thank you Academy of Ideas.

  • @beastyshout
    @beastyshout 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is just what I needed right now. Thank you!

  • @jeremybrake6718
    @jeremybrake6718 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    your videos keep getting better! Can't wait for the next video to come out!

  • @FabianEkholm15
    @FabianEkholm15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It scares me a little that during the last 2-3 months I have been thinking along these lines and today the first oart to this video appeared in my recommended. Spooked but excited by having my idea more or less confirmed with other likeminded individuals! :)

  • @vaulthunter3056
    @vaulthunter3056 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great videos, thank you for sharing these for free! I have learned a lot so far and all of these videos can be re-watched a few times with new insights. Thank you again.

  • @Sorzano
    @Sorzano 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super relevant. Recently I’ve just understood how my body is the vehicle with which I’ll experience the whole world through. I put my soul in the driver seat and they work together to experience this reality, learning, growing together and more. Really on a journey of making my body my best friend

  • @mnewt712
    @mnewt712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🔥🤯This is SO GOOD!🔥👍👍👍
    Thank you so much for taking the time to put all these amazing videos together. Incredible job! 👏🏽😃
    Life changing information.

  • @empyrean5183
    @empyrean5183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I can't wait for the next video, you've really opened my eyes to the vast planes of the free mind and body. Thank you

  • @thatarkansan
    @thatarkansan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super thankful that I’ve found your channel you’ve helped me tremendously

  • @DesertWolfSurvival
    @DesertWolfSurvival 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    They just keep getting better. Beautiful.

  • @alexlopez5800
    @alexlopez5800 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just found this channel. It really is a diamond in the rough. Thanks for the amazing content! 💪💪

  • @tesstricks3169
    @tesstricks3169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this video. Imagine if this is what we learnt in school, how wonderful that would be!

  • @ferdjur4195
    @ferdjur4195 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I started the hobby of modeling some months ago, and I deeply agree with what you said about how any sort of bodily activity makes us better just by the act of doing it. The moments I feel best are those when I am working either with glue or brushes, even if I am still at the very beginner level of my painting and building skills. Just the fact that I am doing something for my own pleasure, creating through my motions, is what makes that hobby worth it.

  • @julian.kollataj
    @julian.kollataj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    These 2 videos I really appreciate! Thank you! 😍

  • @Dan-ud8hz
    @Dan-ud8hz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    “Be careful, lest in casting out your demon you exorcise the best thing in you.”
    ― Friedrich Nietzsche

    • @Bluudclaat
      @Bluudclaat 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn.

    • @michaelugorji4853
      @michaelugorji4853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What dies that mean

    • @1995yuda
      @1995yuda 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is the truth. Embrace your demons.

    • @ericwalker6546
      @ericwalker6546 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nietzsche unlike Jung did not believe in God. One reason I study Jung and Dr Peterson.

    • @1995yuda
      @1995yuda 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ericwalker6546 You have no idea what youre talking about. He believed in the God of Israel. He wrote about this in his books look it up.

  • @tinnitusthenight5545
    @tinnitusthenight5545 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love all the Shelle in this one, this discussion paired with his work makes me think again about what he was expressing

  • @altoticket
    @altoticket 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a surprisingly good talk. I salute you for one of the best philosophy videos I have ever seen, congratulations!

  • @speedypete4987
    @speedypete4987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah, this a great video - thought-provoking and inciting me to physical action. Yay!

  • @caprikoziol4150
    @caprikoziol4150 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was just on a 3 day binge, nice to see a new video

  • @personneromp1942
    @personneromp1942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m excited for this video!

  • @Llkc60
    @Llkc60 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have been suffering with existential angst in the past 10 years of my life. I have finally arrived to a place where the multitude of possibilities paired with the inescapable finitude of being is no longer threatening on a daily basis. This channel helped a lot! thank you for your efforts!

  • @amber15993
    @amber15993 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish a lot of success for the people behind this channel!

  • @benjaminkuti2009
    @benjaminkuti2009 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I've always enjoyed walking, this channel is pure Gold.

  • @constancecampbell4610
    @constancecampbell4610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looking forward to your next video. Thank you.

  • @CreativeRadiance
    @CreativeRadiance 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks so much for another fantastic video!

  • @benjamincaddle2018
    @benjamincaddle2018 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder how many people watch these videos and are caught up self introspectively looking at themselves, props to academy of ideas. It's not just philosophy it's excellent videography as well.

  • @migueladrianvalevelazquez8703
    @migueladrianvalevelazquez8703 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You’re vídeos always come out at a time in my life

  • @ElKongoTV
    @ElKongoTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    finally... I've been lurking on your channel everyday, waiting for this video

  • @jeremyturner745
    @jeremyturner745 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy is golden...I love this channel

  • @westyso.cal.8842
    @westyso.cal.8842 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nine months ago I moved from the city to the country. I immediately began hiking, mountain biking, and walking long distances daily. Changing up the routine and variety.
    I discovered a whole new aspect of my personal development and became more grounded and whole as a person.
    Previously, I paid little attention to the great outdoors, but leaving the big city has been one of the best decisions of my life.

  • @ronitnayak4408
    @ronitnayak4408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Love this channel, something intriguing to break the monotony of my day to day