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You clearly didn't read this. It's about rowing. Not being on a playground.
by Zxian 2mo ago
You clearly didn't read this. It's about rowing. Not being on a playground.
- SetTheorist 2mo agoThe original quote is a bit unclear, but it does refer to being on a playground: "Recall the pure joy of riding on a backyard swing: an easy cycle of motion, the momentum coming from the swing itself. The swing carries us; we do not force it. We pump our legs to drive our arc higher, but gravity does most of the work. We are not so much swinging as being swung."
- ricardobeat 2mo agoIt's a bit confusing since it starts with "Rowers have a word for this frictionless state..." I spent a good minute or two trying to picture what 'drive our arc higher' could mean during rowing, as that is not when force is exerted...
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- andai 2mo agoI found it excerpted in Getting Things Done, where the author presented it as the ideal for how one should approach their life, both professionally and personally.
- TeMPOraL 2mo agoGTD is the opposite of being on a swing. It's the constant fear of the parents shouting your name from the balcony to tell you the playtime is over and you need to get back home for a Weekly Review.