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The Lemond quote is in the context of a professional sportsman while racing. If you're in a running/cycling group that always trains at roughly the same pace it
by wizofaus 3y ago
The Lemond quote is in the context of a professional sportsman while racing.
If you're in a running/cycling group that always trains at roughly the same pace it definitely does get easier - indeed I stopped riding with one group partly because my fitness got to the point I found the rides too easy! So yeah, Lemond's quote can/does apply to amateurs taking part in their regular exercise routine but only if they choose to increase their average speed.
- schneems 3y agoI think about it while lifting. If I’m not struggling, I’m not growing (literally). I also feel it applies to my programming as well. I still get frustrated and annoyed and tripped up, but I can write more high quality code quicker now than I could ten years ago. But generally that means I take on more tasks or harder problems, rather than call it a day at noon every day (though I do genuinely feel there’s a diminishing return and something like a four day work week might actually improve knowledge work output).
- wizofaus 3y agoI'm actually not entirely convinced I do produce useful/robust software faster now than I did 10 or 20 years ago, mainly because the problem domains seem to have become a lot more complex. But I assume for any given set of requirements (including the exact platform(s) it would run on) I'd be able to write the necessary code faster now than I could in the past.
- xyzelement 3y agoI think that's a solid example of what we are talking about. As you "level up" you are able to take on greater scope and greater complexity, at a given level of effort.