HeyJaredForever Curious
I can't write about one thing, because I'm interested in a million. I'm going to write what feels right at any given moment, to make sense of my own thoughts and the world. Ponderings on life, biomechanics, music, psychology or anything in between.
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Will It Make The Boat Go Faster - what was important to me (opens the original)
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If you’re like me, you’ve hundreds if not thousands of personal development books. If you’re like me, you also often quickly forget what the book was actually about, once you move onto the next one. It doesn’t seem like the lessons sink in. This isn’t a book review, its an attempt to “reclaim” what I learned from these books, through writing a very brief summary of what was important to me, in a hope that it becomes embedded in my subconscious and improves my experiences and well being…..and may
Why Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is NOT like business and life - part 1 (opens the original)
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There are stark differences between martial arts and life.There is something that bothers me about content that talks about how martial arts can be translated into business and life. I’m not saying the people publishing that content are wrong. Yes, there are lessons to be learned from martial arts that carry over.Yet, I think there is a misconception.That misconception is that we can tackle business and life in the same way we do martial arts, in my case Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and expect the same
Win the Inside Game by Steve Magness - What was important to me (opens the original)
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If you’re like me, you’ve hundreds if not thousands of personal development books. If you’re like me, you also often quickly forget what the book was actually about, once you move onto the next one. It doesn’t seem like the lessons sink in. This isn’t a book review, its an attempt to “reclaim” what I learned from these books, through writing a very brief summary of what was important to me, in a hope that it becomes embedded in my subconscious and improves my experiences and well being…..and may
How To Get Good (part 10) - Rest (opens the original)
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Ironically doing less can be the path to achieving more.I think there is a pervasive myth that to get good at something, we need to do as much as possible, as often as possible.IMHO, that’s a fast track to burnout. I’ve experienced it first hand, several times competing as a jiu jitsu athlete.I’ve heard burnout thrown around more and more often. AI is making everything seem like it needs to move at warp speed.Which is why, more than ever, learning to build in rest is critical.Here is a snippet o
Deep Work by Cal Newport - What was important to me (opens the original)
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If you’re like me, you’ve hundreds if not thousands of personal development books. If you’re like me, you also often quickly forget what the book was actually about, once you move onto the next one. It doesn’t seem like the lessons sink in. This isn’t a book review, its an attempt to “reclaim” what I learned from these books, through writing a very brief summary of what was important to me, in a hope that it becomes embedded in my subconscious and improves my experiences and well being…..and may
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