coaching on subbing out rice We try a shortcut or a flawed method due to multiple reasons. One of them is a flawed mental model. We have the wrong conception about how something works and so when we try to implement that method, we don't get the desired result.
quotes 3 quotes for June 11, 2021 We are told to get a good job so that we can buy a house and a car. Again and again we are told to do one thing only so that we can get something else. We spend our lives stretches on an iron rack of contingencies.
coaching pick one thing to get on the path of Mastery; 4/4 There are no shortcuts. The successful path to mastering anything is to practice for the sake of it, to enjoy it, and enjoy being on a plateau.
coaching a fun night and a sucky morning-after You wake up. And you start thinking about the weighing scale. Should you? Should you not? After a bit of back and forth, you just cannot take it. Everything you do is distracted by the thought of going and checking your weight. The more you try to push it away, the firmer it comes back.
quotes 3 quotes for June 4, 2021 Working to fulfil someone else's needs or dreams almost always catches up with you.
coaching meet The Hacker 3/4 After sort of getting the hang of a thing, he or she is willing to stay on the plateau indefinitely. He doesn't mind skipping stages essential to the development of mastery if he can just go out and hack around with fellow hackers
coaching on hard and fast rules You've broken the rule. You are angry. Mostly at yourself. At this repressed way of eating and dieting. You are angry you need to diet. You feel guilty. And somewhere you decide to order a few scoops of ice cream
quotes 3 quotes for May 28, 2021 Comparing up versus comparing down: Your happiness depends on where you’re focusing.
coaching meet The Obsessive 2/4 The Obsessive starts out by making robust progress. His first spurt is just what he expected. But when he inevitably regresses and finds himself on a plateau, he simply wont accept it. He redoubles his effort. He pushes himself mercilessly.
crossfit the exploding fitness industry and the opportunity cult.fit will open the door. For millions and millions of people to take that first step. Maybe a few of them will stay there for longer, and maybe quite a few will move on. That's okay.
quotes 3 quotes for May 21, 2021 Education: to discover but not merely to imitate. Learning techniques without inward experiencing can only lead to superficiality.
coaching meet the 4 types of people 1/4 The Dabbler approaches each new sport, career opportunity, or relationship with enormous enthusiasm. He or she loves the rituals involved in getting started, the spiffy equipment, the lingo, the shine of newness.
coaching do we strength train to the exclusion of everything else? Strength work need not be done to the exclusion of everything else. But done smartly, if you are struggling for bandwidth, it is a good one-stop shop.
quotes 3 quotes for May 14, 2021 Learning to name an emotion is powerful. Learning to not run away from negative emotions is empowering.
coaching a fool-proof system to lose weight 3 meals a day. Nothing between meals. Nothing outside of meals. Nothing before or after meals. If you are eating it, it happens in that thirty minute window that you are eating. Try it out for a week and get back to me. Oh, don't forget to measure yourself today and after one week.
coaching an email from a student on 6 months of progress You taught me how to eat, instead directing me on what to eat. ... Well that's what [has] allowed me to now maintain a mostly consistent diet for half a year now.
quotes 3 quotes for May 7, 2021 If information was the answer, then we'd all be billionaires with perfect abs. – Derek Sivers
Getting Started 30 minutes to start the change Start small. Start today. Don't waste time figuring out the best method. Pick something. Do it daily for 30 minutes. Don't second guess yourself. Don't pick something that yells fad.
diet on the endless cycle of gaining and losing weight It is easy to lose 5 kilos in a few weeks. It is even easier to put it back on in a few weeks. Get out of that cycle. The slower the gains, the better.
quotes 3 quotes for April 30, 2021 Mastery, consistency, and meaningful markers. Brilliant quotes from Shane Parrish, George Leonard and Derek Sivers to get you to think.
discussion on keeping score If you could go back to school and tell yourself, would you seriously tell yourself to score MORE marks? Or to learn some skills that you did not know needed to be learned back then?
framework the 8-fold path I was reading my favourite philosopher, Bruce Lee, and he talks about Buddhism's eightfold path. Well, can we use that to think about our fitness and health? Absolutely!
coaching on skill work and exponential progress Skill work is fun. You immerse yourself in the process, constantly trying to improve. But without being super critical or an ass to yourself. You try to figure things out, you ask for outside perspective, you assess and see if you are moving in the right direction.
coaching on zero-sum thinking Most sports are zero-sum games. If you win, I lose. That thinking does not bode well for folks who are looking to improve their health and fitness, especially in group settings.