[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Productivity]] - People: [[Thomas Frank]] - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6XFCl2lHbg --- ## Summary - "The art of warming up" is made of 2 principles: - Stop trying to perform during warm up. - Give yourself time to warm up. - The feeling of being "off" creates a gap between perception and potential. - "[[It's a 2 way road between how you think and how you act]]". - [[You don't need to be on. You just need to be you.]] ## Notes - "Sometimes you think you're having an off day... but you hit a personal record anyway." - When you feel like you're having an off day... "You have not yet given your body and your mind the time to properly warm up". - The feeling of being "off" creates a gap between perception and potential. The more off you feel, the greater the distance becomes. This is a mindset that can limit performance if you allow it to. - "[[It's a 2 way road between how you think and how you act]]". - "Sometimes the actions you take gets you into a different frame of mind." - "The art of warming up" is made of 2 principles: - Stop trying to perform during warm up. - Give yourself time to warm up. - In exercise science, the idea of "effective reps" are the reps that actually challenge your muscles, which typically occur near the end of your workout sets and reps. - For creative and expressive activities like writing... Avoid editing yourself, especially as you're starting to warm up. - "The point isn't to perform during the warm up. The point is to warm up." - We're guilty of over scheduling tasks for ourselves. Schedule less tasks in your day. Account for warm up times and performance times. - When you feel like you're having an off day, ask yourself, "have I warmed up?" - Relieve yourself of the pressure to always perform - to always be on. - [[You don't need to be on. You just need to be you.]] - You don't need to perform for anyone - not even you. - You just need to be. - [[Showing off is a fool's idea of glory]].