Re:Aerobic exercise is good for the brain; easy wins for beh...
by dymk on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @12:54PM
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Executive dysfunction is different for everybody. I'm sure GP's comment is well intended, but advice in the form of "Just go DO the thing even if it's small" is about as helpful as telling a depressed person "Have you tried smiling?".
Re:Aerobic exercise is good for the brain; easy wins for beh...
by 1123581321 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @01:00PM
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Because it varies, there’s even less reason to be upset. You know there are people whose dysfunction looks more like perfectionism or overplanning and the advice is meant for them. You understand that variance in individual cases means that not every general discussion will match yours.
Re:Aerobic exercise is good for the brain; easy wins for beh...
by sn9 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:34PM
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I mean it can be as simple as playing Pokemon Go.
Anything that gets your activity up will help. Lots of low intensity stuff is probably even more valuable than 20 minutes of moderate effort.
I struggle with executive dysfunction; when people describe a more aggressive routine than I could manage, I just mentally translate the numbers and level of consistency into what's achievable rather than berate them. Their point was: start with what's possible for you and go from there, because you don't need to achieve a certain threshold of activity or knowledge for the exercise to benefit you.