Ernst Jünger routine at 90 upon rising in morning was taking cold bath, as cold as it gets. Here he describe his routine, did not spend whole day writing, already one hour enough. You find same with great musicians, who maybe practice 1 hour daily. They also engaged with world…

.@bryan_johnson you may find this of interest for longevity research purposes. Not mentioned in this video is that after taking daily cold bath, Ernst Jünger would do jump rope well into old age. Born 29 March 1895 he died 17 February 1998 at almost 103! In this video he is 90.

Heidegger expressed similar sentiments about farmers and country folk being far better conversationalists than university professors

I love the fact that he spoke to local farmers and admired their language

He’s not saying one hour is a enough. He’s saying without welcome distractions an hour would be enough.

I haven’t seen this, what Doku is this from?

from 1985 documentary “Neunzig verweht”, the version with subtitles called “Ninety flown by”

Can relate to what he said about skipping a meal to avoid post-food lethargy. I feel way more energized & mentally sharp by limiting breakfast to just coffee/tea, a bit of dark chocolate or softboiled egg, then wait til 2-3pm to eat a normal-sized meal.

So interesting. Rousseau comments on the well-spoken nature of rural people on multiple occasions.

No great musician practices 1 hour a day lol, more like 6 hours min