Ask HN: Physical skills/activities for programmers

Re:Ask HN: Physical skills/activities for programmers by RiderOfGiraffes on Monday June 21, 2010 @05:39PM (#1450165)

Juggle. It's about pattern, space and structure, so it tends to suit technically minded people. At the same time, you really can't think of anything else when you're learning a new pattern or trick. You need to get to a zen(ish) state, not thinking, not feeling, not sensing, but being the structure.

Well, at some level.

It's also surprisingly good for the muscles and breathing, and it's been proven to make your brain grow in both grey matter (the cells) and white matter (the connections).

It's also said to improve co-ordination, peripheral vision, reactions, and balance.

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Re:Ask HN: Physical skills/activities for programmers by raimondious on Monday June 21, 2010 @10:17PM (#1450696)

Poi is similar. I think there's a continuum that connects several circus arts — as you go from juggling to poi/flag swinging to meteors to short staff to long staff, you lose freedom of motion in exchange for more regular patterns. It's hard to learn one of the circus arts without learning about all of them.

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