What's with "thinking on your feet"?
Why is that valued in our modern society? If I know my archeology, even Neanderthal Man could walk and think about stuff, like taking down the local Mastodon or going cave-to-cave selling his paintings.
Is it really that hard to do? I think on my feet all the time. Recently I was walking around San Francisco at night and thought about the guy behind me with the "busted knuckles" tattoos on his eyeballs wanting my wallet.
Using my brain, I was able to regulate my feet and change walking into a swift run to the police station.
It was easy. Explaining to the police why I urinated in my jeans wasn't as easy.
The only time thinking on your feet becomes an achievement is while you're wearing high heels, but I haven't done that in a long time.
Your feet are the furthest body part from your brain, so I don't think they have anything to do with thinking.
I prefer thinking on my ass, which is closer to my brain, and might even contain my brain. Or even better, on my back. Lying on an individually-pocketed-and-coiled mattress. Followed by a nap.
Thinking on your head makes the most sense to me. We think with our head, so why not stand on it?
I've never tried standing on my head and working out some complex problem, but I'm sure going to.
If it works well, I hope this erases the nonsense phrase "thinking on your feet".
