Using Nota Bene for a single-liner in parenthesis next to another single-liner is overkill, and stylistically, it seems like you’re just using it because of the uncommon nature.
Following that, you’ve asked me to pay specific attention to the idea that “thinking isn’t work” — can you list a few projects and tasks you complete without any thinking?
> "Grandmasters sustain elevated blood pressure for hours in the range found in competitive marathon runners," Sapolsky says.
> It all combines to produce an average weight loss of 2 pounds a day, or about 10-12 pounds over the course of a 10-day tournament in which each grandmaster might play five or six times.