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Re:The Paradox of the Distance Runner by xattt on Monday September 30, 2024 @11:25AM (#41698265)
I’ve noticed that I’ve repeatedly developed post-hoc positive feelings about in-the-moment negative experiences that make me want to do them again. Be this hikes, runs, jobs and child-rearing.
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Re:The Paradox of the Distance Runner by wheatzies on Monday September 30, 2024 @12:31PM (#41699068)
I know these experiences as “Type 2 Fun”[1], which I’d say a lot of high-level athletics qualifies as due to how much strain one’s body takes on in the moment.

1: https://www.rei.com/blog/climb/fun-scale?srsltid=AfmBOoqIBZR...

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