[HN Gopher] The Walk and Talk: Everything We Know
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The Walk and Talk: Everything We Know
Author : andyjohnson0
Score : 60 points
Date : 2023-12-25 10:35 UTC (1 days ago)
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| pinkmuffinere wrote:
| I would not have the patience to spend years organizing "walk and
| talks" and experimenting with the format. But I'm glad that
| somebody does --- it sounds meaningful for participants at least.
| I wonder if my opinion will change as I age; perhaps when I'm 40
| I could be motivated to organize something like this myself.
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| The linked article that touches on the sandwiches in England made
| me laugh, I love the opening: https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/167/
| hasoleju wrote:
| I see the huge value of this experience. Combining walking with
| talking is something I often experienced to be very effective for
| deep conversations. You don't keep eye contact but nevertheless
| you are very close. For some topics it helps to just talk without
| having to look someone in the eye. Long pauses are not a problem
| because there is the landscape passing by that removes the
| awkwardness.
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| Also walking in a slow pace occupies a part of your mind and
| gives you the opportunity to communicate and think even better. I
| don't remember the reason for it but I think it was related to
| subconsciousness.
|
| I also made the experience that biking and talking also works
| very well as long as the road you are taking is broad and empty
| enough. Traveling by bike also makes it more simple to carry on
| some luggage and to cover more distance between stays.
| flobosg wrote:
| Related, from two weeks ago: _Walk and Talk_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38613170
| skadamat wrote:
| I would also recommend people try adding a weighted backpack to
| some of their social walks! On days when I don't want to hit the
| gym or am recovering from a workout, I join my wife in a walk
| where she walks normally and I carry 35-45 pounds on my backpack.
|
| This can turn a 150-250 calorie an hour walk to a 300 - 600
| calorie an hour walk while you're walking the same speed /
| socializing. It's definitely uncomfortable but doesn't interfere
| with socializing and thinking IMO (and of course, I'd start with
| 10 lbs first)
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| You can use sand or dumbbells but I did it often enough that I
| got a generic ruck plate and a high quality rucking backpack
| (GoRuck isn't cheap but I like their quality and the fact that
| they're made in America).
| WalterBright wrote:
| I much prefer meeting someone for a walk and talk as opposed to
| meeting at a restaurant.
| doug_durham wrote:
| This sounds great for the gregarious types of people who can keep
| up a conversation for hours at a time, in exactly the same way
| that a multi-pitch overnight rock climb would be great for people
| with the skill and the physical fitness to do that climb. The
| problem I have with these type of articles is that they make
| these types of activities seem more accessible than they actually
| are. If you dissect this "walk and talk" activity it becomes
| clear that this is every bit as exclusionary as any high-
| performance endeavor (e.g. a 100km per day week long bike ride,
| or triathlon). Yes most people can walk, but how many people can
| walk and participate in 10 hours of conversation a day for 7
| days? I'm glad this exists, and that these folks have the
| passion, so that the segment of the population up for this can
| have these experiences.
| talldatethrow wrote:
| Inviting potential business partners or overall just people you
| brainstorm business with on Hikes has always been my go-to.
|
| Hours of walking next to each other, sometimes a bit of
| adversity, and you learn a lot more than just a loud lunch
| meeting.
| ctrlp wrote:
| Walking and talking one on one is fine and good but this sort of
| formalized group activity with strangers sounds like a form of
| torture. I'm surprised this is appealing to anyone except the
| very lonely or very extroverted. All this organization and these
| rules are only necessary because of the group. Someone please
| explain the appeal???
| pavel_lishin wrote:
| I'm an introvert. I would enjoy this for a bit, but I think
| after a full day of walking and talking and taking in the
| sights, a dinner conversation with 9 other people mught feel a
| bit too much - especially for a full week.
|
| But it does seem significantly more fun and easier to have a
| long talk while walking. I strongly dislike going to dinner
| with a large group, or just sitting and talking with nothing
| else involved. I wonder if there's some evolutionary aspect to
| this - our ancestors probably sat together working on tools,
| clothes, and food while chatting around a fire.
|
| I'd like to try a smaller version of this for maybe three days.
| ctrlp wrote:
| 1-3 companions on a long walk with campfire conversations
| sounds like backpacking to me, aka good way to spend time
| with friends. Strangers? Not so much.
| twic wrote:
| This sort of interaction is hugely superior to any sort of
| internet forum, because you can always push the moderator down a
| ravine.
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