Routines
Surviving Uncertainty: Control What You Can Control. Always Stick to Principles Over Patterns.
In sports, we have a lot that we can control that directly impacts our performance. We determine how much we practice and our level of preparation. We control our sleep, recovery, and nutrition, which allows us to improve our physical gifts. We are in charge of how we approach competition and what actions we take…
Read MoreWorking From Home and Dealing with “Lifestyle Experts”
Before anything, for all of the below the most important thing is this: Don’t judge yourself! What we are experiencing with COVID-19 is anything but normal. All kinds of experts (me included) are going to offer all kinds of advice for what to do with hours at home. Take what is helpful, throw out what…
Read MoreThe Best Routine, According to Science
At the end of last year, Marina Koren wrote in The Atlantic that, “My mornings are the messiest part of my day. I do not rise and shine. Instead, I hit snooze on the alarm and throw the covers over my head.”This, Koren goes on, causes her distress because “it never seems to be the case with other people’s morning routine.”…
Read MoreA Better Way To Optimize
The word optimize gets thrown around all the time these days. We’re supposed to optimize our schedules, optimize our routines, and optimize our lives. This is generally taken to mean doing more and doing faster. But the actual definition of the word is significantly different. According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, optimize means “to make as perfect, effective, or…
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