Be suspicious of things when they go well.
The `addiction' voice says: Wow! If you've made such progress with the current level of effort think what you could do with 2 X the current level of effort.
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What is the definition of a fanatic?
A fanatic is a person who redoubles his effort as soon as he loses sight of the objective.
But what is the `objective?'
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Only through error, mistakes and wasted effort have I learned that the effort to `be the best that I can be' regarding cycling .... it isn't worth it.
One surefire way to live a life of thin gruel is to `hide out' in the few areas in which we excel.
And then we find `WHAMMO!' Life has passed us by while we've been diligent in burying our head, seeking blindness, numbness and order.
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Standing near that precipice, that slippery slope of `doubling up' my training I'm chuckling now and saying:
"Oh bullshit! Ha! This is just another trap."
Boojwah!
Life's too short.
Screw pouring all of my energy into `performance.'
Too many other interesting things.
- Friends
- Family
- Reading
- Napping
- Work (not `job')
- Things I haven't tried yet.
- Especially things I haven't tried yet.
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