A tiny thought about weightlifting in general: it’s okay to do less than prescribed or to scale things to your level. It doesn’t have to be soul-crushingly difficult to accrue the benefits. I hope whatever you go for is lots of fun (and just the right amount of challenging)!
Hey, Colin! Great read this week. Re: CrossFit, I’ve done it and done a couple of projects with the CrossFit organization. Your experience depends a lot on your local gym, the community there, and especially on the coaches there. Unfortunately, you don’t have to be certified to teach CF, and the programming and overall gym experience varies wildly. My recommendation is to try a welcome series, which most good gyms offer, and see what you think. My local “box” is fantastic, but I’ve been to some that were awful. Happy to answer any questions you have. Good luck and have fun!
That's an interesting poll this week. Primarily, I like to write down notes. Actually, I like to do most things analog such as reading paperbacks and writing by hand because I feel more immersed in the task than when I'm jotting down a note digitally or reading on a screen. That said, my biggest fear during my PhD is losing my reserach, so I've been forced to type more than I'd like. I've also found it useful to have a grocery list on MS To-Do so that I don't accidentally forget the shopping list when I'm out and about. Once the results are released, I'd be interested to hear about how you take notes and how the method changes (if it does) depending on the subject or purpose of the note.
I've long aspired to work more audio notes into my routine (especially now that the Whisper AI model allows me to transcribe them so easily and accurately on my own devices), but in reality I only really do that when driving (so generally on roadtrips), and otherwise it's just a million times easier to jot something down on paper (if it's a quick to-do or something I need to map out), or digitally (if it's anything else).
I can't stand listening to my voice played back to me so audio notes would never work for me, but I can understand the hands-free utility.
PKM systems make a lot of having one particular system for note-taking so that notes aren't scattered and lost. However, in reality, I think most people use whatever method works best to capture ideas in the moment and will facilitate the use of their notes and observations in future creations.
I'm keen to see the results of the survey in this week's newsletter.
A tiny thought about weightlifting in general: it’s okay to do less than prescribed or to scale things to your level. It doesn’t have to be soul-crushingly difficult to accrue the benefits. I hope whatever you go for is lots of fun (and just the right amount of challenging)!
Great thought—I'll keep this in mind, thanks Erik!
Hey, Colin! Great read this week. Re: CrossFit, I’ve done it and done a couple of projects with the CrossFit organization. Your experience depends a lot on your local gym, the community there, and especially on the coaches there. Unfortunately, you don’t have to be certified to teach CF, and the programming and overall gym experience varies wildly. My recommendation is to try a welcome series, which most good gyms offer, and see what you think. My local “box” is fantastic, but I’ve been to some that were awful. Happy to answer any questions you have. Good luck and have fun!
Thanks for the insights, Brad! We'll see how it goes—hoping it's a solid example of the model, as it's located a block from my apartment :)
That's an interesting poll this week. Primarily, I like to write down notes. Actually, I like to do most things analog such as reading paperbacks and writing by hand because I feel more immersed in the task than when I'm jotting down a note digitally or reading on a screen. That said, my biggest fear during my PhD is losing my reserach, so I've been forced to type more than I'd like. I've also found it useful to have a grocery list on MS To-Do so that I don't accidentally forget the shopping list when I'm out and about. Once the results are released, I'd be interested to hear about how you take notes and how the method changes (if it does) depending on the subject or purpose of the note.
I've long aspired to work more audio notes into my routine (especially now that the Whisper AI model allows me to transcribe them so easily and accurately on my own devices), but in reality I only really do that when driving (so generally on roadtrips), and otherwise it's just a million times easier to jot something down on paper (if it's a quick to-do or something I need to map out), or digitally (if it's anything else).
I can't stand listening to my voice played back to me so audio notes would never work for me, but I can understand the hands-free utility.
PKM systems make a lot of having one particular system for note-taking so that notes aren't scattered and lost. However, in reality, I think most people use whatever method works best to capture ideas in the moment and will facilitate the use of their notes and observations in future creations.
I'm keen to see the results of the survey in this week's newsletter.