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Effectiveness of just showing up works wonderfully for fitness as well. How much ever unfit one is, just showing up for a long period of time changes oneself.

by achow 5y ago

Effectiveness of just showing up works wonderfully for fitness as well. How much ever unfit one is, just showing up for a long period of time changes oneself. All one has to do drag oneself to the class, day in and day out, and then universe takes over..

zuhayeer 5y ago
Also learning a new language
- biztos 5y ago
  I'm doing this right now, and at about Month Four I was happy to find myself "talking" in the new language, although the conversations would probably be cringeworthy to anyone but my teachers. This is without much immersion (due to lockdown then traveling), and the instruction is online, and I've been a lazy bum about additional study. It's made me pretty optimistic about learning new languages in general, and I'm 50 so the brain isn't exactly a sponge anymore. More like a sieve.
  - agent008t 5y ago
    You probably already know this, but Anki (or other spaced repetition methods) is amazing for retaining what you have learned efficiently.
    - biztos 5y ago
      I haven't used Anki yet but I want to try -- any idea which of the many mobile apps is best?
      - agent008t 5y ago
        I just use the desktop app to create/manage the cards, and then on mobile use ankiweb in a browser. That seems to work very well for me. The best thing is that even if some weeks or even months I do not feel like studying at all, I can just continue with the Anki decks for 5-10 minutes a day to make sure I continue to retain what I had already learned. It has not become my bedtime routine/habit.
sundvor 5y ago
Even if you don't feel like it, drag yourself in and do a couple of things. Chances are once you get going you'll do a bit more, but regardless it all adds up. This works amazingly well with a home weightlifting gym. Even 15 minutes before a meeting on a busy day can be gold.
Freeboots 5y ago
Getting to the gym and getting changed into gym gear counts as 'going to the gym'. Once Im there and changed, i've only ever once turned around and said fuck it. And it turned out i was pretty ill that day
kmmlng 5y ago
If you can't manage it every day, a less frequent habit will still have benefits. I've been doing strength training once a week since the pandemic startet, and it has been great. Obviously I could have made much more progress with more frequent training, but I still look much better naked and more importantly, I feel much better. So many random aches and pains have just disappeared.

by achow 5y ago

zuhayeer 5y ago

Also learning a new language

biztos 5y ago
I'm doing this right now, and at about Month Four I was happy to find myself "talking" in the new language, although the conversations would probably be cringeworthy to anyone but my teachers. This is without much immersion (due to lockdown then traveling), and the instruction is online, and I've been a lazy bum about additional study. It's made me pretty optimistic about learning new languages in general, and I'm 50 so the brain isn't exactly a sponge anymore. More like a sieve.
- agent008t 5y ago
  You probably already know this, but Anki (or other spaced repetition methods) is amazing for retaining what you have learned efficiently.
  - biztos 5y ago
    I haven't used Anki yet but I want to try -- any idea which of the many mobile apps is best?
    - agent008t 5y ago
      I just use the desktop app to create/manage the cards, and then on mobile use ankiweb in a browser. That seems to work very well for me. The best thing is that even if some weeks or even months I do not feel like studying at all, I can just continue with the Anki decks for 5-10 minutes a day to make sure I continue to retain what I had already learned. It has not become my bedtime routine/habit.

sundvor 5y ago

Even if you don't feel like it, drag yourself in and do a couple of things. Chances are once you get going you'll do a bit more, but regardless it all adds up. This works amazingly well with a home weightlifting gym. Even 15 minutes before a meeting on a busy day can be gold.

Freeboots 5y ago

Getting to the gym and getting changed into gym gear counts as 'going to the gym'. Once Im there and changed, i've only ever once turned around and said fuck it. And it turned out i was pretty ill that day

kmmlng 5y ago

If you can't manage it every day, a less frequent habit will still have benefits. I've been doing strength training once a week since the pandemic startet, and it has been great. Obviously I could have made much more progress with more frequent training, but I still look much better naked and more importantly, I feel much better. So many random aches and pains have just disappeared.