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Back to EpisodesYou're Not Overthinking. You're Under-Moving. | Daily Essay
Description
Nelson Mandela broke rock in a quarry all day, went back to a cell about 7 feet across and ran 45 minutes on the spot. He kept that routine for most of 18 years, and he wrote down what it was for.
Featuring: Nelson Mandela, Charles Dickens, Gabrielle Roth, James Blumenthal
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Chapters:
(00:00) Roth on moving the body
(00:08) Mandela's routine in a Robben Island cell
(00:58) Physical discomfort shifts a low mood
(01:17) Duke's 16 week exercise versus sertraline trial
(01:51) Dickens walks 30 miles through the night
(02:15) A cold shower breaks the loop
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