Comments on: A Lazy Brain Stays Lazy: Wake Up http://www.primermagazine.com/2008/live/a-lazy-brain-stays-lazy-wake-up Not Your Typical Men's Magazine. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:58:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ZerieZ http://www.primermagazine.com/2008/live/a-lazy-brain-stays-lazy-wake-up/comment-page-1#comment-8509 ZerieZ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:58:04 +0000 http://www.primermagazine.com/?p=156#comment-8509 I love this series, and I love Chuck himself! I love this series, and I love Chuck himself!

]]> By: Virilitas http://www.primermagazine.com/2008/live/a-lazy-brain-stays-lazy-wake-up/comment-page-1#comment-1902 Virilitas Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:31:56 +0000 http://www.primermagazine.com/?p=156#comment-1902 Justin, I am pleased to see you advocate exercising the mind, but I'm surprised that you advocate doing so by watching a lot of television. Firstly, many avid television watchers lack knowledge of important things but know very much of trivial things. What is the purpose of knowledge of trivial things if we lack knowledge of the things that are most important in life? Secondly, while shows such as "Survivorman" can stimulate the mind, watching television is essentially a passive activity; how can passivity be the best <i>exercise</i> of the brain? Justin, I am pleased to see you advocate exercising the mind, but I’m surprised that you advocate doing so by watching a lot of television.

Firstly, many avid television watchers lack knowledge of important things but know very much of trivial things. What is the purpose of knowledge of trivial things if we lack knowledge of the things that are most important in life?

Secondly, while shows such as “Survivorman” can stimulate the mind, watching television is essentially a passive activity; how can passivity be the best exercise of the brain?

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