Procrastination, indulgence, lust and similar hedonistic vices are hardwired in our very being and always lurking around the corner to suck us in and throw us off our “mission-track.” The paradox of repetition and why consistency might be your best friendĭoing the easy, relaxing, quick-fix-for-pleasure things, over what we know we should do – things that are beneficial to us in the long run – is such an easy trap to fall into. Solution: Schedule “task categories” which globally represent the things that promote growth – what needs to be done to perfect your skill, your body & life and doing your most important work – and make showing up for those your habits – your rituals. “routine ly”), is not the most effective and can even be counter-productive. the “ritual”) might be for sticking to learning, training, perfecting and/or producing what’s most important to you, paradoxically, doing something over and over in the exact same way (“routine 2” i.e. Problem: We want to get the important stuff done, but often struggle to find the time in the first place, or get bored with mindless repetition, stagnating in progress and even risk the chance of losing motivation to follow through at all.Ĭatch: However effective a steady schedule (“routine 1” a.k.a. To quote what might very well be CrossFit’s most (in)famous mantra for being so ruthlessly effective as a training regimen – Routine is the enemy (but, to my own addition – Consistency your -best- friend). We’ll look at how we can throw both our bodies and minds off-guard so they adapt to- and adopt a state of constant awareness, being surprised and ready to deal with the unexpected, in stead of falling back to a less receptive state of passivity by mindless repetition. Here I’ll talk a bit about the philosophy of alternation, thereby challenging yourself and how we can treat and leverage “growing into something” -“habitifying,” if you will- to actually make ourselves improve more effectively.
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