Scientific Definition
Thinking happens through the body, not despite it.
Plain-English Definition
Thinking happens through the body, not despite it.
Feynman Explanation
Posture, breathing, and movement shape thought.
Core Principle
Thinking happens through the body, not despite it.
Mechanisms
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Thinking happens through the body, not despite it.
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Posture, breathing, and movement shape thought.
Examples
- Standing meetings produce different decisions than seated ones.
- Physical environment as cognitive environment.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Design physical space and rhythm intentionally.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Design physical space and rhythm intentionally.
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Interactive Mini Network
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Knowledge Graph Neighbors
Auto-linked to the rest of the Human Behavior Taxonomy by family, domain, dimension, and shared keywords.
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Working memory has limits.
Pausing System 1 to engage System 2.
Familiar information feels true.
Brain network active during rest and mind-wandering — and during creative insight.
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Self-control draws from a limited daily pool. (Contested in lab; observed in life.)
Aerobic exercise measurably improves executive function.
Neurological state of peak performance and engagement.