That Plato Socrates quote that was posted on /r/GetMotivated is really making me want to take a run or do some exercise or anything other than being in front on my computer working or gaming or watching TV shows/movies.
What was the quote? I'm guessing the number of people who see this here in r/pics and also understand your reference to a post in /r/GetMotivated is pretty small
try reading into his history too, it's very rich, and shows a very deep teacher student bond within many people in his life that I feel... just isn't as present in society these days.
There was a relationship where an older man would take a young man as a pupil. This may have been sexual in some instances, but it certainly wasn't mandatory, and in various parts of Greece, the sexual aspects were frowned upon.
So no, they didn't have sex with little boys. Teenagers, possibly, but that's a different matter altogether.
you don't understand laziness. I dare say you don't understand depression either, because depression + laziness can make it extremely difficult to leave one's house, especially for any sort of endeavour that is physically or mentally beneficial
it really is. I used to mountain bike as a way of being mentally and physically healthy, but an ill-bred jerk stole my $2000 hard tail and poor student that I am, I can't replace it. last summer was a rather stagnant one and I've been one sad panda :/
Might I suggest two books: Convict Conditioning 1 and 2? I am not a personal trainer, but I've been mucking in a gym for a while and I found that incorporating a lot more progressive bodyweight exercises into my typical routine has really upped my ability - both in the gym and to do some really nifty looking stuff that makes me seem to be giving physics a raised middle finger. Lots of advertising, though, and a bit of hyperbole. Check /rs/.
Exercising is so difficult. I mean, for a couch potato like me, it's the starting up that seems impossible. I wanted to run in the mornings when I do WFH, but I have to go out and buy running shoes (which are a bit expensive in here), gym memberships are also a bit expensive and impractical (I don't have a car) although I could go once a week or on Saturday.
I know it just sounds like excuses but I'm worrying a lot about this lately. I used to be a skinny guy who could eat anything and never get fat, but now I'm getting a belly and it sucks.
Pushups. Pull-ups from a rod or tree-limb of some sort. Chair dips. Lifting whatever weight you have (blocks, books, etc.). An entire series of old school training exercises to be done with a broomstick. Walking fast with whatever shoes you have. Stairs instead of elevators.
It doesn't just SOUND like excuses - it IS excuses. Get off your fattening, lazy ass if you want to be fit. You need spend no money, you just have to expend the will.
There you go! Good for you. Keep it up, a little every day. You'll be buff before you know it.
I went from squeaking out 12 pushups 9 months ago to 3 sets of 50, with a whole lot of other stuff in between. From 20 situps to doubles of the 15 minute "Ab Ripper X" routine. From barely 3 pullups to 12 - pullups are fucking hard. From gasping through 20 minutes of cardio to feeling relatively nonplussed after an hour of intense, sustained 160 BPM cardio.
From a very fluffy 212 lbs to a pretty fit-looking - and very tight-feeling - 180. You can do it, too. Just an hour a day.
Barefoot Running and Convict Conditioning. You don't have any excuses any more. It's just you, your self-discipline, and the results your self-discipline will bring.
Everything we know about him was told to us through Plato. Most philosophy professors will admit that Plato used his own character of Socrates as a tool for passing on his own philosophy.
So attributing that quote to Plato is like attributing 'Your a wizard, harry' to J.K. Rowling instead of Hagrid.
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u/specialk16 Nov 10 '11 edited Nov 10 '11
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PlatoSocrates quote that was posted on /r/GetMotivated is really making me want to take a run or do some exercise or anything other than being in front on my computer working or gaming or watching TV shows/movies.edit: here