WHEN COMPARING YOURSELF IS ACTUALLY A GOOD THING
THE GREAT MAX EHRMANN WROTE DESIDERATA. The word is latin and means things desired. I memorized the original text because of a certain warning...
... which I don't always agree with.
At the time, I was a teen, and it was impossible to adhere to.
Now, as a racer, it can be cancerous to ignore such sage wisdom...
... except in one place.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Where should we ignore it?
On Starva, of course.
Why just today I was researching the MTB Nationals course and I thought to myself...
... let's see who has the fastest time in my age group.
The usual suspects.
But, don't stop there.
Pull those cats up and Starva gives you this nice little data point called...
... Side By Side Comparison.
Right there, front and center, in plain sight is exactly what your competitors are doing...
... what a gift!
Don't get all freaked out, anal, and compary.
Just check it out.
See what they're doing.
It's a powerful point of reference.
And remember what ya learnt in my book...
... always do all you can do.
Sometimes by studying others we learn there's more that we can do.
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The book is free, just cover shipping and handling.
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7 hrs
0 Pull Ups + 40 PushUps + 20 Heavy Squats
10 minutes recovery
45 minutes reading + Journaling