Physical: Deeper Look

Keeping in line with the plan to dig into each specific facet we're going to be looking at the physical self.

The physical self is probably the most obvious facet because it consists of the body itself. There is nothing here beyond what you literally are made up of. You could also call this your “health” but it is made up of anything physical in your body. Things that readily come-to-mind are things that are easy to improve and are malleable over time like your strength, endurance, and immune system but digging deeper this could also be much more difficult things to change and even currently impossible things like your genetics.

When we talk about the physical self our goal here is typically to live as long as possible. Our original point is to have an idea and socialize it for as long as you can; this is the "as long as you can" part. We want to be in good health certainly but there's more to this than simply eating your veggies and doing some cardio. Hygiene plays a role here too and it would also be easy to argue that reducing any unnecessary risks would also fall into this facet as well.

I own a motorcycle and ride it frequently because I enjoy it and it has certain social benefits as well. Of course, if I were to get into an accident and die then that would be a very bad thing and certainly put an end to what I hope to accomplish with my life. So why do I risk it? I believe that the enjoyment I get from riding outweighs the risk of being seriously injured. It helps to boost my mental facet by letting off stress and it improves my social facet because I can use it as a connection point with other people who ride.

The physical facet aims to live as long as possible but we also know that eventually we will die and it's for that reason that we desperately need to work on our social facet as well, more on that in the next post.

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