Life, in general has been pushing - through men (out there in the media, including books, magazines, cable TV shows, sports stores and exercise parlors everywhere - the idea that Laziness of the Physical Center (they call it, the body) is not a good thing, in fact, too much of it can - they suggest - lead to obesity, heart problems, and many other life-shortening maladies. And, there is wide acceptance of the idea. Why? Because Life ItSelf wants people to AT LEAST live as long as the short lifespan they've each been awarded (not by grace, or by good deeds in a prior lifetime, but by good genes from their parents - i.e., genes that made it to the spawning womb on time, and then popped out on time). But that is where it ends. "Exercise the Body! Now! Or else!"
But, as for the idea of Laziness in the Emotional Center and Intellectual Center, most humans will have none of it! In fact, exercising the emotions and the intellect is generally given very short-shrift by everyone - "Why bother? My emotions are just fine, thank you very much. And my mind is also just fine, so there!"
Next time you hear a thought in your head fire off something like, "I've gotten nothing to say," or "I don't have time," or whatever lie you like to tell yourself when asked... (here comes the turning of the screw) "What are you going to WRITE to your ONLY public venue where you can literally EXERCISE the highest aspects of your Emotional and Intellectual centers?" (a thought, by the way, that should recur for you at least daily, such that eventually if not much sooner is actually FELT as a strong emotion, or strong DESIRE to do it).
Do note, that the EFFORT to PRODUCE absolutely DOES require that both centers function with the finest, subtlest, cleanest, and most potent fuel you can feed them to even turn them ON, let alone keep them running without sputtering, spitting, choking, and dying at the curb like that old, rusting jalopy you drive (on regular fuel).
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