One. Alarm at 4:59 AM, no snoozing, workout until you vomit, ice shower, organic dirt smoothie, attend a Men Who Win group, write a 2000 word post on Medium, have timed purposeful interaction with each of your family members – by 7:59 AM you’ve won the day!
I’m not a competitive human. Not with others. However, I am always trying to improve my game. My game morphs but it’s still the challenge I have had since I can remember. Learn, act, enjoy. Broke down in the desert and was towed out. My challenge? To be full of joy throughout the 6 hour retrieval. Did I do that? Yes I did. Was it a conscious effort? Yes it was. I’m back in Tucson in my bed, writing here on Tree. Life is like a box of chocolates. I’m the only one I can control. I didn’t resist what was happening. I stayed in each moment and expanded the time. I lost nothing in the process like love, peace and joy. I won. And that’s my game. It’s quite enough. How about you? What’s your game?
Seems to me that the modern day equivalent of "Does a tree falling in the forest still make a noise etc..." is "Have you really won the day if you didn't announce it on social media." Society has encouraged us to chase and measure the wrong things... Got lots done before 6am? That's great - But also great if you got one thing done before 5pm if that is the measure that has meaning for you. If I entered a 100m race with Usain Bolt I wouldn't lose it - Because the competition I would be in is "Try to run 100 meters without falling on your face." Usain can choose his own outcome. Human beings do need validation and approval from others, it's how we're built - and helpful approval comes from folk that understand the competition you entered yourself for.
I’m not a competitive human. Not with others. However, I am always trying to improve my game. My game morphs but it’s still the challenge I have had since I can remember. Learn, act, enjoy. Broke down in the desert and was towed out. My challenge? To be full of joy throughout the 6 hour retrieval. Did I do that? Yes I did. Was it a conscious effort? Yes it was. I’m back in Tucson in my bed, writing here on Tree. Life is like a box of chocolates. I’m the only one I can control. I didn’t resist what was happening. I stayed in each moment and expanded the time. I lost nothing in the process like love, peace and joy. I won. And that’s my game. It’s quite enough. How about you? What’s your game?
I am a super-competitive human. It’s easy for me to get sucked into meaningless competitions if I’m not paying attention.
This RV of yours seems to give you a lot of opportunity to consciously maintain your chill. Maybe it could ease off for a while?!
Seems to me that the modern day equivalent of "Does a tree falling in the forest still make a noise etc..." is "Have you really won the day if you didn't announce it on social media." Society has encouraged us to chase and measure the wrong things... Got lots done before 6am? That's great - But also great if you got one thing done before 5pm if that is the measure that has meaning for you. If I entered a 100m race with Usain Bolt I wouldn't lose it - Because the competition I would be in is "Try to run 100 meters without falling on your face." Usain can choose his own outcome. Human beings do need validation and approval from others, it's how we're built - and helpful approval comes from folk that understand the competition you entered yourself for.