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> calling ourselves with the new title very early in the process AKA lying. I have total respect for someone who wants to improve their life, but you dont need
by 2h 4y ago
> calling ourselves with the new title very early in the process
AKA lying. I have total respect for someone who wants to improve their life, but you dont need to lie, just be honest with yourself and others. the author even admits to it:
> We become a runner when we start running a few days a week. An amateur one, a beginner in the world of runners, but a runner nonetheless.
so you are not a "runner". you are an "amateur runner". and thats totally fine! I personally am an amateur runner. I dont go around telling people I am a runner, because at the end of the day, all I would be doing is lying to others, and lying to myself. Its OK not to be perfect at something from the beginning. just stick to it and try hard. when you really feel you've stepped up to that next level, then sure, go ahead and remove the "amateur".
- MrPatan 4y ago"Lying to ourselves" is arguably one of the main functions of our brains, and one of the reasons we ended up with such big brains at all. Who would object to using this built-in capability for positive purposes for once? Baffling. Remember, it's not a lie if you believe it
- klabb3 4y agoA wise man I know once said that the difference between man and animal is that while some animals like apes CAN be indoctrinated (the banana experiment) humans WANT to be indoctrinated.
- 2h 4y ago> Remember, it's not a lie if you believe it poes law in full force here https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law
- codazoda 4y agoI disagree. Amateur runners are runners. I was able to run two Ragnar relay races, even though I’m a 275lb dude, partially due to this idea. I don’t run anymore because of continued injury but I became a runner and did so for over a year. It likely helped my fitness tremendously. And, I wasn’t lying to myself or anyone else. I was running three times a week and competed in two races. I was learning and designing my own interval running patterns. I was a runner.
- maxk42 4y agoI noticed you said "was" and not "am". I think that's the point others here are making. You put in the work and did what it took to become a runner. However, the author of the article is advocating calling yourself a runner once you've gone on one or two runs. That's not the same. The point of my first sentence being that you don't call yourself a runner when you're not running regularly and perhaps others shouldn't either.
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