Hypervigilance: “The ability to quickly metabolize experiences and then let them go is a key marker of a healthy mind and body. By embracing the sensation an experience triggers, you let the body have a natural, healthy reaction. A good example is getting into cold water: The shock, the shaking, the tremors can feel too…
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Dromology and the Shape of Speed
cross-posted at Second Power The grid is an accident in motion. Paul Virilio once said: When you invent the ship, you also invent the shipwreck; when you invent the plane you also invent the plane crash; and when you invent electricity, you invent electrocution… Energy is Virilio’s dromology made incarnate: speed and infrastructure fused into a single…
The Dharma of Aquatic Speed
cross-posted here The rush of going fast on water is a celebration of the pure joy and freedom of living boldly — Unknown Faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death — HST Speed is the ultimate modern experience — Ballard The world of speed is the world of the absolute,…