Another fabulous must-read article, Nate -- thank you. Quick question seeking clarification: “Once in a while, go see God.” Does this sentence mean, once in a while push yourself to the brink of death? That’s how I take it to mean, but am not totally sure. This whole philosophy of variation of intensity is perfectly in line with my language learning strategy (am studying Russian in my early 50s): most of the time I employ what’s known as Comprehensible Input (where I recognize 98% of the words) which is fairly easy and pleasurable. From time to time, I’ll switch it up and employ a strategy known as “Reading Pain” where I know only about 90%-97% of the words ... and it’s a mental slog and very draining. My ratio of pleasurable learning to painful learning is roughly 5:1 or 6:1 which is in line with your advice of going hard once a week. Love the article -- thanks again!
Another fabulous must-read article, Nate -- thank you. Quick question seeking clarification: “Once in a while, go see God.” Does this sentence mean, once in a while push yourself to the brink of death? That’s how I take it to mean, but am not totally sure. This whole philosophy of variation of intensity is perfectly in line with my language learning strategy (am studying Russian in my early 50s): most of the time I employ what’s known as Comprehensible Input (where I recognize 98% of the words) which is fairly easy and pleasurable. From time to time, I’ll switch it up and employ a strategy known as “Reading Pain” where I know only about 90%-97% of the words ... and it’s a mental slog and very draining. My ratio of pleasurable learning to painful learning is roughly 5:1 or 6:1 which is in line with your advice of going hard once a week. Love the article -- thanks again!
Great title.
4 hours in a day is a hard ask. But I do think you're right that the tournaments are good training.