tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post8835009587314731705..comments2024-02-14T07:29:25.919-05:00Comments on Cook Ding's Kitchen: Too Busy to TrainRick Matzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-49107814593019093792012-10-14T16:42:13.877-04:002012-10-14T16:42:13.877-04:00>most of our obstacles; the toughest ones, are ...>most of our obstacles; the toughest ones, are self created.<br /><b>That is the truth. </b><br /><br />>We could all use a reminder from time to time.<br /><b> Is there an app for that? </b><br /><br />>I don't have any answers either.<br /><b> It all depends on one's set of priorities. In summary, it is all about doing 1st things 1st. <br /><br />Here is an old IMA training rule with a touch of Daoism:<br />Whatever you are doing, focus on practicing the following five IMA principles:<br />1. Feeling relaxing, <br />2. Feeling that you are connected to the ground, <br />3. Feel centering from a top down posture.<br />4. Feeling calm<br />5. Feeling whole <br /><br />Practice all five principles while being mindful the setting around you. <br /><br />Do it 24/7 if you can. ...<br /><br />Build your script of priorities, approaches, lists of modes, contingencies, etc. (on a sheet of paper). <br /><br />Follow your script http://daoofstrategy.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Compass%20Script.<br /></b><br /># <br />In summary, Mr. Matz is right. We need to train at least 30 min a day. Time to go. ... It is time to train. Compass Strategisthttp://compass360consulting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-32358019632721504732012-10-12T08:43:10.558-04:002012-10-12T08:43:10.558-04:00I don't have any answers either. I think what ...I don't have any answers either. I think what may be the most useful tool in gaining leverage to maintain balance in one's life is a calm, clear mind.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-60640444126738275992012-10-12T00:28:37.853-04:002012-10-12T00:28:37.853-04:00I share the same feelings with you guys...
having...I share the same feelings with you guys...<br /><br />having said that what seems to be another new problem in that folks in Europe are demonstrating austerity measures like later retiring age and lesser social security benefits, should we work harder has a new dimension...not that I have any clue to any possible solution....:):)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867403006412320812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-41055805016645288502012-10-11T19:14:24.886-04:002012-10-11T19:14:24.886-04:00wow, thanks for this.wow, thanks for this.Zacky Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174486813298415578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-57481675674602474242012-10-11T16:26:41.199-04:002012-10-11T16:26:41.199-04:00We could all use a reminder from time to time.We could all use a reminder from time to time.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-36012625921845713322012-10-11T14:28:44.898-04:002012-10-11T14:28:44.898-04:00I was at work doint fourt hings at once when I rea...I was at work doint fourt hings at once when I read this. Brilliant - and too true. Sharing it with family, friends and training partners...Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017194727231120284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-75624485264750979512012-10-11T13:13:47.840-04:002012-10-11T13:13:47.840-04:00I think that most of our obstacles; the toughest o...I think that most of our obstacles; the toughest ones, are self created.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-371981204657756092012-10-11T11:36:56.619-04:002012-10-11T11:36:56.619-04:00i'm glad i had time to read this post :)i'm glad i had time to read this post :)jchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07623739973599458366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-50021224242124475332012-10-11T10:44:58.229-04:002012-10-11T10:44:58.229-04:00"...his busyness was like some vast churning ...<i>"...his busyness was like some vast churning noise through which he was shouting...<br /><br />"They're busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety...<br /><br />"...it's something we collectively force one another to do."</i><br /><br />So many words and phrases in that article <i>--->point---></i> right at the source of our angst. Many years ago, I had business in a city near some sort of "political protest." As I approached the area on foot, something spooked the crowd (the police, I suppose) and AS ONE they began to stampede in panic right past me! The sheer force of the panic was *electric,* and I turned and ran a ways too. Later, I was describing this to an associate who advised, "If it ever happens again, walk in slow motion IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, as though you are doing tai chi -- they will never even see you because you'll be invisible to them." This stuck with me.<br /><br />How often does the solution to the man-swarm's dilemmas lie in going precisely the other direction? Not in a dour sense, at all, but in the spirit of the old joke: "Doc, my leg hurts when I do such and such." And the doc says, "Don't do that."<br /><br />One of the main themes of <i>Walden</i> was that most men live lives of quiet desperation. True for Thoreau, and nowadays the volume is turned up to 11, unto real chaos and violence. Thoreau counseled a kind of minimalism -- "Simplify!" -- but folks around him were too busy to hear. Of course, there are always a few who learn to listen...walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.com