I am a runner and rock climber, as I have mentioned before. Recently, it has been re-emphasized to me that one factor in the extraordinary performance and abilities of some of the "rock star" (e.g. really good) runners and climbers seems to be "mental" or attitude. Granted, they all work very hard at their sport, training for long hours, etc. But it is the mental capacity that fascinates me right now. One of my fellow co-worker scientists (who is an excellent runner sponsored by a shoe company) pointed out that one of these runner rock stars seems to be totally "zen" while running.. nothing gets this person down... and perhaps this saves or directs energy to where it is needed, and so energy is not "wasted" on stupid stuff, like getting mad about tripping over a rock.
What does all this have to do with science? Well I get mad a lot, at little things. And I feel like I need to work on my mental game.. flow don't force.. as one climber put it.
I know this is not very clear, I will work on making the ideas of this post clearer.
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