Brendan Kelly

This is probably something that developed over time.

But we're at a point, certainly now in evolution, where I think the amount of thinking that goes on is excessive and not necessarily helpful for us.

We overanalyse everything.

And, you know, at some level, people know this because most people spend a significant amount of time trying to turn their brain off.

When you think of people, you know, drinking alcohol to excess so often, people taking mind-altering drugs, people trying to turn the thinking off so they don't have to cope with its complexities.

We are, and we look for ways to stop it.

So there are unhealthy ways and there are healthy ways.

So an unhealthy way is obviously drinking alcohol, drinking yourself into a stupor until you conk out or you forget everything.

And the same with taking various kinds of drugs.

There are healthy ways to turn your brain off as well.

So, for example, take swimming.

Swimming is really interesting because it's a very bodily experience.

You know, once you jump into the water and you're wet, suddenly nothing else matters.

You're cold, you're wet, and you're using your physical body to take all this attention away from your brain.

You're suddenly, acutely embodied.

You're aware of it.

And I have a colleague who swims quite a bit.

And I say, you know, when you're swimming, what are you thinking about?

And she says this really interesting thing.

She says, nothing, I think.