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This article seems to be all about the definition of "everything" in "everything is possible if you put your mind to it". For the author "everything" includes s
by jhuckestein 14y ago
This article seems to be all about the definition of "everything" in "everything is possible if you put your mind to it". For the author "everything" includes swimming faster than Michael Phelps even if you didn't start swimming at an age of 7. That's a tough one.
The saying is much more useful if you consider only the things that are possible given the current circumstances. I may not become as fast as Michael Phelps, but I can definitely become as fast as I can possibly be given my current situation. If you look at it that way, "Just do it" applies and it's a good motto to live by.
- ngokevin 14y agoWell put, the article takes 'everything' a bit literally. Why strive to swim better than Michael Phelps? Just swim to swim and get better (forget trying to be the best in the world and just simply do it).
- piggity 14y agoIf you believe what you read, it takes ~10000 hours to master an activity. Most people give up long before then. So people almost never achieve their real potential which is really what Phelps and the blog are really about. That Phelps used "some" hyperbole is not surprising - he didn't spend that 10000 hours honing his public speaking.
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- swah 14y agoRelated to this, I'm trying to be less technical/picky when talking to people. I gain nothing when I interrupt someone to correct their bad phrasing, if I already understood what they mean't. I'm just being annoying and pushing people away.