Why Doing Things Imperfectly is Still Worth Doing
Perfect is the enemy of the good - Meg struggled with perfectionism and it held back her ability to enjoy artistic hobbies for years. Likewise, perfectionism can hold you back from your fitness goals, especially when you take an “all or nothing” approach. Doing ‘something’, even if it’s not perfect, helps you to maintain the habit.
The Myth Of 1% Better Everyday
Humans don’t improve exponentially; our skills and talents take time to develop. When it comes to fitness, there is often a hard (physical) or soft (priority shift) limit to our growth because we can no longer put in the time and effort improvement requires. The phrase “1% better everyday” isn’t about literally improving 1% every single day, it’s about putting in the concentrated and meaningful work to get better. It encourages people to build habits and routines that will lead them to long term success.
Thoughts On Forgetting A Language
Everyone talks about learning a new language, but what about forgetting a language you used to know? What you should be doing, both to learn a language and to ensure that your time and energy doesn’t go to waste.
The Best Way To Get Fitness Results? Write It Down.
Most people don't bother tracking their workouts or diet very closely, and just do their best at any given time. However, tracking doesn't just record what we do - it gives us real data on how to act in the future, and has a tendency to improve our results across the board.
No One Really Knows What They're Doing
Cognitive biases work together to make us very bad at objectively analyzing our own level of ability, competence, or intelligence. As a result, we need to be very careful when making judgments about our own ability. But on the other end of things: no one really knows what they're doing. They just know enough to be confident.