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PyWoodytoday at 1:29 AM2 repliesview on HN

Kant was so famous for taking a daily walk at precisely 3:30 p.m. that the residents of Königsberg could set their clocks by it.


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kirubakarantoday at 2:19 AM

Hence the popular expression "It's good to be punctual, but you don't have to be a Kant about it"

bobbylcraigtoday at 3:05 AM

Lots of famous historical figures walked. Darwin, Jefferson, Nietzsche, Dickens, Thoreau. More recently (obviously): Jobs.

I wrote a small piece a several years ago on it but have found walking immensely helpful in my debugging efforts. And there's so much research that backs it up.

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