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But wouldn't it be nicer to have that walk without being plugged into your phone, and have less actual work to do when you sit down at the computer?

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For sure, and a good part can already be automated. But certain things still require human intervention and always will. Keep in mind these work related walks do not replace other outdoor activities.

I get the idea and I used to try and optimize my computer time this way - working in the park, working while walking, etc.

In the end it was just a hassle and a distraction. I’d rather have 5 solid hours of work and 5 hours of non-work, rather than 10 hours of an awkward hybrid.

The type of work indeed matters a lot, if you need any visual confirmation or have to look things up yourself it's probably not worth it. As a solo entrepreneur I manage my entire business workflow. Everything is accessible from an API, from accounting to my CRM to S3 storage or my PostgreSQL cluster. Tasks can be handed off between different agents to keep things separated.

Not sure when you last tried, but I feel I would not be able to do what I do today with last years models.

It would be even nicer to be carried by a bunch of servants and fed exotic fruits and not have to work, too, but isn't comparison the thief of joy?

For many of us, this would not be a better experience. The physical and mental components of doing it yourself is half the pleasure

Of someone’s carried my ass around all day I’d be a physically atrophied and mentally addled maniac, on obese to boot if I’m stuffing my face the whole ride

Part of the dilemma with modern culture is that most people seem to be striving for and hoping technology will provide pleasure funk laziness and glut. But these things in and of themselves produce bad outcomes. I get why people really stressed out might daydream about that, but this is probably more indicative of being overworked than of the virtues of laziness and glut

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