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Chinese Philosophy (Mencius) synthesized with Victorian Neurology (Henry Head)Mencius (Mengzi, c. 4th century BCE) synthesized with Henry Head (Studies in Neurology, 1920)

The body keeps a kind of ledger that the mind never sees. Long before you feel tired, your muscles have already been negotiating — holding back, rationing, protecting reserves you...

When did you last push past your first convincing signal to stop — and what was actually on the other side of it?

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