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Re:Raising the American Weakling by dragonwriter on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @01:33PM (#13654206)
> There is a myth that physical ability is a trade-off against mental ability.

It's not a myth that time you spend, e.g., in the gym is time that's not available for, e.g., programming practice, and vice-versa. Ability beyond raw potential takes time to devop and maintain, and time is a limited resource. TANSTAAFL.

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Re:Raising the American Weakling by Hydraulix989 on Saturday February 18, 2017 @11:37PM (#13678214)
When I spend an hour running every day, my productivity when I'm not running is boosted enough to make the lost time more than worth it.
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