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Hunting, gathering, and fasting

Foraged apple and hazelnut muesli You have all heard of 'hunters' and 'gatherers'. It's often used to describe pre-agricultural societies- people who lived off the land. The hunters would head out with their bows and arrows and spears or whatever and try to catch some game. The gatherers would comb the woods for plants, fruit, and nuts. Lately I've been thinking that we still fit in these archetypes. Hunters intersperse long periods of waiting with short periods of intense activity. Gatherers have a continuous low activity level. If you're a modern 'hunter' you would, for example:  -reflect for a long time on a project for work, then pull everything off in one all-nighter -prefer sports such as climbing, tennis, or martial arts -eat large meals, but less often -might think of life as a series of big important events with some in-between time If you're a modern 'gatherer' you would: -complete tasks at work by breaking them down into multip