The new Year has Started, what did you learn in 2013?

[j-squared]

Now that 2013 is over, what small nuggets of knowledge did you learn, re-learn, affirm or basically discover during the year that you can share here? 

 

I'll start, for me:

 

Mobility is as important to fitness and resilience as strength and cardio

 

That ladders on lifts are a great way to lift, especially for the average person.

 

Consistency beats intensity in the long run.

 

 

[Lyra Rigby]

In 2013, I learned:

• Failure to plan leads to failure to train/work and failure to train leads to failure to succeed.
• In other words, without a vision, we perish.
• Opportunities are earned, not given. Goals are made, not gifted.
• I miss Drag Race. Why did they take it off Netflix?? *sad face*

My favorite lesson of 2013: [remembered, not learned]

 

 

How true it is! For years I hated myself, wanted to fade away and I still battle with depression. I will love myself today, no matter what. And I'll keep on doing it, because life is meant to be loved and lived, not hated and dead.

[Spider-Dan]

I learned that it is hard to stay on top of your fitness goals when you have a child that is on the go and another that is new. lol!

[Hong WeiLoh]

I learned that if your nature is "Powered by Dark Side", that you should perhaps roll with that rather than resist it.

[the_osprey]

I've learned that sometimes, no matter how hard you try, plans fail.  The test of strength is whether or not you can rebound and keep going, or if you let the failure define you.

[DChristian]

No matter what you do, no matter if you succeed or fail, people are going to judge you. So you might as well go for it.

[DChristian]

I've also learned that failing is far from the worst thing that can happen to you.

 

And, if you can get past fear of failure, you'd be amazed at how much you can succeed.

[Devlin]

Sometimes bad shit happens, you need to roll with the blows and keep moving forward.

If you let knockbacks keep you down you wont get far in life.

[Erick the Red]

Even if you have never been an athlete, you can look like one if you lift heavy things and watch what you eat.

[CrimsonTide2006]

I feel like I have matured a lot in the last year, I learned that I need to take things more seriously than before. 

[TheSavageBean]

I learned:

 

-You are not your career

-Writing books is comparatively easy as opposed to PhD Mathematics

-The book you wrote is easier to talk about than PhD Mathematics

-I should switch career from mathematician to author and see where the leaves fall.

 

-also fitness is still fun too

[vido.ardes]

I gotta agree with Lyra, I learnt that if you fail to plan a goal or a target, I will fail at keeping it up. I just had a general "get fit" goal, but as there was nothing I was moving towards I gave up too easily.

NF has helped me define goals and set them so hopefully this time I will stick to it!

[iatetheyeti]

I think the only thing that properly stuck with me was: "I can do it." Short, simple, and pretty effective when I can actually convince myself to fully believe in it again.

[Ahyar Dreamspark]

I learned that if your nature is "Powered by Dark Side", that you should perhaps roll with that rather than resist it.

 

^ I like this X)

 

Right, what I've learned:

- Academia is not for me

- Turns out that, all this time, it wasn't me who was the problem

- Lifting is actually pretty fun

- I will likely never have a real career

 

 

I learned:

 

-You are not your career

-Writing books is comparatively easy as opposed to PhD Mathematics

-The book you wrote is easier to talk about than PhD Mathematics

-I should switch career from mathematician to author and see where the leaves fall.

 

-also fitness is still fun too

 

/highfive

[sylph]

I learned that I was probably not working hard enough. My body can handle quite a bit more, it seems.

[dodg1988]

It just hit me(even halfway through Jan) that life goes by pretty fast and before I know it, 2015 will be here, then '16, '17, etc.  Moral of the story: stop saying I'm going to and start being who you want to be cause the clock is ticking.

[ytterbium]

I learned that:

 

Punching things in a controlled environment (i.e., against pads rather than actually hitting people) is really really really fun.

Running isn't so fun, but it's not nearly as bad as I thought.

It was wise not to expect too much from the relationship when my ex-employer became my publisher.

Having a book published doesn't do as much to help you get a job as I had hoped.

Workouts can be an amazingly important reason to get out of the house.

[matty_mcfly]

I learned that when injured not to let that hold me back and feel sorry for myself.

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[porchcricket13]

When life kicks your ass, waiting for it to back off is the least effective way to fight back. Oh, and if your partner is only dedicated to telling you how to live, and not willing to work with you...it may be time to be ok with moving on.

[Guzzi]

That each of us can cope with more than we think we can. In the last year I've had so many people say to me "I couldn't do what you've done." And the only answer is "Neither could I, until I had to."

We are all capable of so much more than we realise, and we shouldn't ever forget it.

[Ghostbird]

In 2013, I learned how to lose weight effectively while enduring injury to myself. I went through 2 pairs of shoes, numerous raging curses and 500 musical tunes in 3 - 1/2 months, which helped me shed 40 sum pounds.

 

I also learned (more recently, rather) that you might not be able to rely on anyone for information to your questions, and you'll have to take risks to find the answers yourself.

 

"Unless you take a step forward, life will pass you by."