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A time for reflection

Postby Cookie » Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:51 am

New blog post with some thoughts on something that's troubled me for a few years now & how it affects people training goals & achievements.

A time for reflection.
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Re: A time for reflection

Postby samurai69 » Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:13 pm

will read later
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Re: A time for reflection

Postby Cookie » Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:41 pm

samurai69 wrote:will read later


Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today :lol:
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Re: A time for reflection

Postby samurai69 » Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:41 am

Cookie wrote:
samurai69 wrote:will read later


Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today :lol:


will have to look at it tomorrow now......oooppps



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Re: A time for reflection

Postby Melas Zomos » Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:15 pm

Patience is a tough sell now days. Lack of seems to bleed in all aspects of life and is high contagious. Often I have to step back and re-set myself.
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Re: A time for reflection

Postby Cookie » Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:25 am

Melas Zomos wrote:Patience is a tough sell now days. Lack of seems to bleed in all aspects of life and is high contagious. Often I have to step back and re-set myself.


Yeah tough one but I think a lot of it stems more from the family setting rather than purely the use of technologies like the internet or video games. The media also has to share some of the blame.

When you get to the exercise front much needless information pumped out there for it to be of any other benefit than to line peoples pockets.

I honestly think that it does far more harm than good, irrespective of its intentions. It overloads people with far too much information, causes confusion & I feel stops people from learning for themselves because they don't need to go & look/read themselves when something needs altering. An then they miss out on those wonderful eureka moments when they go searching/reading down one path & suddenly find themselves doing a complete 180 & finding the answer to what they were seeking in a sport/subject they would never have stumbled upon.

Cerca Trova ;-)
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Re: A time for reflection

Postby Melas Zomos » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:30 pm

Cookie wrote:
Melas Zomos wrote:Patience is a tough sell now days. Lack of seems to bleed in all aspects of life and is high contagious. Often I have to step back and re-set myself.


Yeah tough one but I think a lot of it stems more from the family setting rather than purely the use of technologies like the internet or video games. The media also has to share some of the blame.

When you get to the exercise front much needless information pumped out there for it to be of any other benefit than to line peoples pockets.

I honestly think that it does far more harm than good, irrespective of its intentions. It overloads people with far too much information, causes confusion & I feel stops people from learning for themselves because they don't need to go & look/read themselves when something needs altering. An then they miss out on those wonderful eureka moments when they go searching/reading down one path & suddenly find themselves doing a complete 180 & finding the answer to what they were seeking in a sport/subject they would never have stumbled upon.

Cerca Trova ;-)


I am in agreement, however I place a little more fault on technology than you do but all the other points are right on and people have lost sight that it is really all about the hunt.

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Re: A time for reflection

Postby Cookie » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:43 am

Melas Zomos wrote:I am in agreement, however I place a little more fault on technology than you do but all the other points are right on and people have lost sight that it is really all about the hunt.


"Nurture or nature"?

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2012 resolutions is to get along with everyone so I shouldn't need the above :grin:

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Re: A time for reflection

Postby Melas Zomos » Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:29 pm

"Abeunt studia in mores"
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Re: A time for reflection

Postby Cookie » Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:42 pm

Melas Zomos wrote:"Abeunt studia in mores"


Oh I do believe they should study more as it would teach a greater, broader understanding & ingrain good habits. Wish I had during my schools years. Yet on the other hand children are like pieces of clay & can very much be molded by what is around them on a daily basis. Monkey see monkey do. Or in some cases Monkey see Monkey don't do much because they are sat on their bottoms in front of the goggle box.

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