The document summarizes the author's year in review, including workouts, writing output, lessons learned, and goals for 2019. Some key points:
- The author's best lifts of the year were back squat of 400 lbs, bench press of 280 lbs, and deadlift of 500 lbs, but none were personal records.
- Writing output declined from 10 articles in 2017 to a new low in 2018, which impacted website traffic trends downward.
- Major lessons included focusing on fundamentals over cutting-edge tactics, balancing impatience and patience, cultivating curiosity, and challenging oneself when life doesn't.
- The author realized a difference of just 1 workout per week made the difference between average and
The document summarizes the author's year in review, including workouts, writing output, lessons learned, and goals for 2019. Some key points:
- The author's best lifts of the year were back squat of 400 lbs, bench press of 280 lbs, and deadlift of 500 lbs, but none were personal records.
- Writing output declined from 10 articles in 2017 to a new low in 2018, which impacted website traffic trends downward.
- Major lessons included focusing on fundamentals over cutting-edge tactics, balancing impatience and patience, cultivating curiosity, and challenging oneself when life doesn't.
- The author realized a difference of just 1 workout per week made the difference between average and
The document summarizes the author's year in review, including workouts, writing output, lessons learned, and goals for 2019. Some key points:
- The author's best lifts of the year were back squat of 400 lbs, bench press of 280 lbs, and deadlift of 500 lbs, but none were personal records.
- Writing output declined from 10 articles in 2017 to a new low in 2018, which impacted website traffic trends downward.
- Major lessons included focusing on fundamentals over cutting-edge tactics, balancing impatience and patience, cultivating curiosity, and challenging oneself when life doesn't.
- The author realized a difference of just 1 workout per week made the difference between average and
launching a book in October so I can’t work out.” But getting 8 workouts in was better than zero. Managing to make it into the gym despite a crazy schedule (even if it’s only for 15 minutes) is important for maintaining momentum. My best lifts of the year were: Back Squat – 400 lbs (181 kg) for 1 rep Bench Press – 280 lbs (127 kg) for 1 rep Deadlift – 500 lbs (226 kg) for 1 rep These numbers are pretty good for me, but none of them are personal bests. I have been training fairly regularly for about ten years now and I believe this is the first time I have conducted an annual review and not hit a PR in at least one major lift. Writing trajectory. I only wrote 10 articles in 2017, which was my lowest total ever. Somehow, I managed to lower the bar even further in 2018. The drop in output impacted other areas of the business too. Website traffic, for example, was highest in January and February and declined throughout the year. In the short-term, it’s not a huge issue. But as I wrote in Atomic Habits, “It doesn’t matter how successful or unsuccessful you are right now. What matters is whether your habits are putting you on the path toward success. You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.” The key point is not that millions are visiting the site right now (current results), but that the trend is headed downward (current trajectory). Now that the book is complete, I need to focus on rebuilding my weekly writing habit in 2019. 3. What did I learn this year? Some of my major lessons from this year include: If you don’t know what to do, focus on the fundamentals. Progress doesn’t need to be complicated. Skip all of the cutting edge tactics and focus on the key habits that deliver great return. Here are a few habits that have a high rate of return in life: sleep 8+ hours each day lift weights 3x week go for a walk each day save at least 10 percent of your income read every day drink more water and less of everything else leave your phone in another room while you work Mastery requires both impatience and patience. The impatience to have a bias toward action, to not waste time, and to work with a sense of urgency each day. The patience to delay gratification, to wait for your actions to accumulate, and to trust the process. Curiosity is crucial. Increasingly, I feel an eagerness to learn is one of the most crucial skills in life. If you’re not curious, I’m not sure if there is much others can do to help you. But if you’re eager to learn, even if you aren’t particularly talented, then so much is possible. Entrepreneurship is never as sexy on the inside as it appears on the outside. Whoever your entrepreneurial idols are, they have plenty of headaches behind the scenes. You are only as mentally tough as your life demands you to be. Life will throw plenty of challenges your way, but there will be easy days too. An easy life fashions a mind that can only handle ease. Like a muscle that atrophies without use, mental strength fades unless it is tested. When life doesn’t challenge you, challenge yourself. The margin between your best performance and your average performance is less than you think. In 2017, I averaged 15.7 workouts per month. In 2018, I averaged 11.7 workouts per month. At first glance, I considered it a modest difference. Only 4 workouts less each month? That’s about one less per week. And I was still making it into the gym consistently. But then I realized I didn’t set a personal record in any major lift in 2018. Conversely, I hit PRs in nearly every major lift in 2017. One workout per week doesn’t sound like much, but that was the difference between my average performance and my best performance. Move toward the next thing, not away from the last thing. Same direction. Completely different energy. No is a decision. Yes is a responsibility. When you say no, you are only saying no to one option. When you say yes, you are saying no to every other option. One of my key themes in 2019 is to think carefully about what I say yes to and make sure I protect my time. That’s it! As always, thanks for reading. Happy New Year!
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A.) Research The Mathematical Programming Software MATLAB About Its Following Items Below. and Examine The Difference Between MATLAB and Scilab. 1. History of Matlab