Workout:
Throwing (230) - Pull Mechanics
No Workout - I am amped to squat tomorrow
Reading:
I started listening to "Start With Why" by Simon Sinek. The title is pretty descriptive of what the book is like. I don't hate it so far, but it feels extremely anecdotal and preachy.
Something I liked:
- Discussion of what it means to inspire and motivate by rallying around a single purpose or belief
Something I disliked:
- The author starts making claims about a "golden circle" that "has to be in balance" and then tries to tie it into the "symmetry present in nature" by talking about food chains and the golden ratio.
I can't stand it when people use "the symmetry in nature" as justification for random things.
Notes:
I went to "chicago ideas week" last night with C. It was a good time. There were 4 talks presented in succession that were all different:
- Abby Wambach talked about her memoir "Forward"
(Side note: This is a phenomenal book name choice)
- Bill Burnett and Dave Evans talked about the intersection of mechanical design and psychology
- Sebastian Junger talked about modern society, "tribes", human interaction, and never treating those upon who your life depends with contempt
- Jose Antonio Vargas talked about what it means to be an american, what the next 30 years will be like, and why we need to have more uncomfortable conversations
I felt like the show was worth the price of admission.
Throwing (230) - Pull Mechanics
No Workout - I am amped to squat tomorrow
Reading:
I started listening to "Start With Why" by Simon Sinek. The title is pretty descriptive of what the book is like. I don't hate it so far, but it feels extremely anecdotal and preachy.
Something I liked:
- Discussion of what it means to inspire and motivate by rallying around a single purpose or belief
Something I disliked:
- The author starts making claims about a "golden circle" that "has to be in balance" and then tries to tie it into the "symmetry present in nature" by talking about food chains and the golden ratio.
I can't stand it when people use "the symmetry in nature" as justification for random things.
Notes:
I went to "chicago ideas week" last night with C. It was a good time. There were 4 talks presented in succession that were all different:
- Abby Wambach talked about her memoir "Forward"
(Side note: This is a phenomenal book name choice)
- Bill Burnett and Dave Evans talked about the intersection of mechanical design and psychology
- Sebastian Junger talked about modern society, "tribes", human interaction, and never treating those upon who your life depends with contempt
- Jose Antonio Vargas talked about what it means to be an american, what the next 30 years will be like, and why we need to have more uncomfortable conversations
I felt like the show was worth the price of admission.
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