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By: Brad Marley » Blog Archive » Weekly Grab Bag of Links – August 21, 2009

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:35:31 +0000

[...] If It’s Important, Do It Every Day (World’s Strongest Librarian) – The premise of this post (which I won’t spoil) is so simple that it sounds too easy. But I’m assured that it works. [...]

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Should You Be Afraid Of Your Workouts? | World's Strongest Librarian — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:03:21 +0000

[...] is slop. A sloppy rep is not worth counting. Most things that are worth doing are worth doing every day, but also worth doing [...]

By: Oleg Mokhov

Oleg Mokhov — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:37:03 +0000

Hey Josh,

The most effective way to get better at something important to you is to do it every day.

No tricks, no sneaky methods. Just good ol’ fashioned repetition. Whether that’s a sport, weightlifting, painting, writing, music, traveling, sex, marketing, relationships… the more you do, the better you’ll get.

This way, you establish a rock-solid foundation of the basics. You can do it in your sleep. From there, you can build on it, strengthening up each level of skill. Plus, you’ll find your own unique way of doing things, so you become remarkable as well. You couldn’t achieve that if you were just trying to mimic “the top guys” rather than working at it every day to get better.

Thanks for the great reminder that the best way to get better at something that’s important to you is to simply do it every day. Beautiful simplicity.

Oleg

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My First Steps Towards Lifestyle Design | HiLife2B — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:00:49 +0000

[...] Work on your projects everyday [...]

By: Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:57:12 +0000

James, thanks. You’ve got five fantastic things you’re doing. You’ll be happy to know I’ve got a slosh pipe too, but it’s a 10 footer. I was doing walking lunges with it until Dan got all fussy about lunges.

By: James Sjostrom

James Sjostrom — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:41:24 +0000

Josh,
Great Post! You will be excited to learn I made 2 slosh pipes yesterday. Seriously way more difficult to use than I could have imagined. Honestly, it feels like wrestling with a python, My max was 3 overhead squats, and I walked with it for 200 meters.
My Five are,
1. Pray
2. “love Actively” I called it being a good husband, father.
3. Workout/Nutrition
4. Help another (preferably a stranger)
5. Play!

Thanks again for the great post!

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Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:06:36 +0000

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By: Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:32:28 +0000

Ilaria, thanks for the contribution. I love “love actively.” It’s very easy to say you love someone, isn’t it?

By: Ilaria/Swimturtle

Ilaria/Swimturtle — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:12:46 +0000

I have been blogging a little under a year and a few months ago I stopped, due to family problems that are now, thankfully, on the way to being resolved.
As I prepare to resume blogging many things have changed in my attitude toward my blogging practice, and my priorities in life.
Here are five things that I am resolving to do every day:
1. Write
2. Work out
3. Eat well
4. Love my kids actively (not just say I love you but do something to improve their experience of growing up)
5. Read
And, as a bonus,
6. Interact with people

Thanks for the opportunity to focus on what matters.
Love, as always, and appreciation,
Ilaria