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Re:Inactivity 'kills more than obesity' by Matumio on Thursday January 15, 2015 @04:42AM (#8891657)
I think the problem is that our civilization is built in the idea of comfort and economic specialization.

Agree. But in order to change that, we have to change our value system.

Worst thing, I'm almost sure that this accumulation of stress can slow down productivity.

That's the worst thing? As you can see, productivity is still our highest value. Health and well-being are not worthy goals on their own, but they are pursued to get more productive.

Re:Inactivity 'kills more than obesity' by jokoon on Thursday January 15, 2015 @04:46AM (#8891665)
> If that's the worst thing, then productivity is still our highest value, and health comes second.

But wouldn't better mental health increase productivity ? I mean a healthy horse might be more productive. Of course at some point, maybe better health doesn't increase productivity so much. But I tend to think that cerebral workers would work much better if they have less stress or better mental health.

Re:Inactivity 'kills more than obesity' by collyw on Thursday January 15, 2015 @10:36AM (#8893000)
Do we really need to increase productivity?