Known Costs, Unknowable Benefits - by Nat Eliason
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The best parts of life are hidden
Many of the best quality-of-life improvements seem to have known costs but unknowable benefits. Before I was in the habit of exercising regularly, I didn’t understand why someone would care about running in circles or picking things up and putting them back down. It seemed silly. Why would you waste all that time, spend money, get uncomfortable and sweaty, and for what, some modest aesthetic improvements? I had some idea that exercise was “good for you” and that it made you “feel great,” but it was impossible to know what that meant as a non-exerciser. Part of what made me consider taking…
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