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Walking slower? Your ears, not your knees, might be the problem

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by pnut

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I walk slower and talk slower than I used to, and do both way slower than people I interact with.
I can appreciate things better by moving slowly, with more intention, conserving my concentration and energy for matters of substance.
Why must moving slowly be stigmatised?
I am surrounded by people talking at such a high rate, they start responding before the other person's sentence or thought is completely expressed.
My value at work has become disentangling messes made by people failing to communicate effectively, and the first step in addressing that problem is always, slow down.
You will not get 10% further in life by going 10% faster. People moving quickly, failed at planning. The entire mystery of the universe is accessible to you in your current location.

by erelong

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https://archive.ph/m4P4K

by miladyincontrol

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The problem isnt people's walking speed, its people who walk unpredictably specifically with zero spacial awareness.

by harel

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I find walking slowly quite difficult. I feel like I'm putting more effort to balance myself slowly and all in all it feels less stable than just "walking" at a moderate to brisk rate. I wonder if this is the same category of problem just in reverse...

by m463

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proprioception degrades with age, strength training is the counter.
(from "younger next year")

by rickcarlino

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My mom is several years into Alzheimer’s and is at a point where she requires our help for nearly every daily task. She got a hearing aid put in last year and at the same time, she walks so slowly we often need to bring a wheelchair with us to get daily tasks done when she is around. There is definitely something going on here.

by hokkos

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An obvious confounding factor is age, did they accounted for this?

by cubefox

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There is also a correlation between walking pace and IQ. See e.g. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...

by ramon156

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I grew up in a household where talking fast meant you won the conversation. Interrupting people was part of that.
When I am with friends, I much prefer taking the time to listen to them, ask follow-up questions. Turns out this is the bare minimum, but it made me appreciate the conversations a lot more.
Talking with family is impossible because, the moment my words are not part of their thought process, they will interrupt me, or just pretend they're distracted.

by jrhizor

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This style of clickbait headline feels very out of place on HN

by Hoodedcrow

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I don't have hearing problems, but I have noticed I arrive at places quicker when I don't have headphones on. Sadly this doesn't happen often because I'm low-key addicted.

by quaintdev

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https://archive.is/m4P4K

by protocolture

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Its because I can hear the noise my knees are making.

by j4cobgarby

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Are problems with the ear the cause of this (i.e., the Problem), or just another symptom of a broader problem? My impression from the article is the latter.

by Ngraph

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n=1 here, but I've been wearing a back brace for lumbar pain and walking has slowed noticeably. Pretty confident it's the back, not the ears.
Every body part wants in on this study.

by m3kw9

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is it because you use more of your focus to try to hear things so you walk slower.

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by dickywad

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by dickywad

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