Mastery
What The Best Can Teach Us About Winning
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Noah Lyles is the reigning 100m world champion. This gives him the title of fastest man in the world. Recently,…
What Drives Ninety-Nine Percent of Performance
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We tend to think national and world class athletes have it all figured out. They are dialed in, optimizers of…
The Struggle Makes the Reward
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Why does anyone buy anything from IKEA? You open the box and are left with an inordinate amount of pieces,…
The Case for Friction
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We need to start thinking about building our identity in the same way we think about building our physical fitness.
Doing Real Things is Good for the Soul
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Even the best outcomes are meaningless if we don’t get to go through the process of creating them.
The Need for Peak Experiences in a Superficial World
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In my favorite fiction book, Once a Runner, there is a scene where the protagonist Quentin Cassidy has gone all-in.…
Excellence Requires Intimacy
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If we want to experience fulfillment and quality in whatever it is that matters to us, we’ve got to find…
Stop Over-Optimizing Everything
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Since the glory days of Babe Ruth, with only a few dips here or there, home runs have been king…
In Defense of Craft
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Whether it’s stacking wood, lifting weights, running a mile, drawing a picture, recording a song, or writing an essay, I’ve…