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

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.

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

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.

This is easily the most wholesome channel on KZfaq.

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

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

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

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.

_THAT BENCH PRESS IS COMING UP TONIGHT_

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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.

"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

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.

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.

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...

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.

"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

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.

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

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

I became paralyzed in 2006. I do miss walking

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.

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.

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

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

That Goethe Quote is terrifying. I love it

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 KZfaq. What an amazing accomplishment to compile years of study and present it in a timely and coherent way!

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

As an artist, I doubly enjoyed this video.

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

Calisthenics, plyometrics, and pilates for stoicism.

Tai Chi covers it all. I am 56, 112 lbs, in the best shape of my life.

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

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.

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 .

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

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

I cured by depression by walking for 2 hours with my friend

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

"The body is the mind" Elliott Hulse

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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

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 KZfaq 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!

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

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.

The range of various topics this channel covers is extremely impressive

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!

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! :)

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.

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

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

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.

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

They just keep getting better. Beautiful.

“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

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

I have started walking three weeks ago around the city and I’m already feeling great. It took courage from me. Now I need to have courage to walk through the woods because I’m not sure if it is safe .

at 9:00 I got the message, closed my computer and took an hour and a half walk. I feel much more powerful now. Thanks for the inspiration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

I’m excited for this video!

Thanks so much for another fantastic video!

I mastered this and everything started coming together

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

On some level this was always apparent to me, so many people struggle with body (image) issues, certain disabilities will shape your character as well... this video should be shown in schools I think.

This guy is golden...I love this channel

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

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

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.

These 2 videos I really appreciate! Thank you! 😍

Man I love this channel.

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

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