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The Dancing Tortoise
In running, as in climate action, the most sustainable pace is not all-out, all the time. That doesn’t mean you aren’t giving your best. Far from it. It just means you’re setting yourself up to give your best in the long run. Tina and Zoë used to believe that the “best” way to run was to go for it with every fiber of their being, to burn a hole in
... See moreZoë Rom • Becoming a Sustainable Runner: A Guide to Running for Life, Community, and Planet
“Slow and steady often wins because it keeps you motivated.
Take on manageable challenges and you'll get frequent signals of progress. Bite off more than you can chew and progress stalls.
When you make progress, you want to keep going. When you break progress, you want to stop.”
Take on manageable challenges and you'll get frequent signals of progress. Bite off more than you can chew and progress stalls.
When you make progress, you want to keep going. When you break progress, you want to stop.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On control, saying no, and keeping an open mind
Isaac Feldman added
It's not slow and steady wins the race, but slow and steady keeps you on the right course, because there is no race.
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Trusting the process becomes much easier when you regularly run into these little reminders that we’re all kinda going through the same ups and the same downs... “The tough thing is that consistency can feel like it’s not paying off for long stretches of time. You feel aimless, like you’re going nowhere. You’re not improving as fast as you like. I’... See more
charlottegrysolle • Tweet
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Let’s be more like that tortoise: diligent, direct, and purposeful. The web needs pockets of slowness and thoughtfulness as its reach and power continues to increase. What we depend upon must be properly built and intelligently formed.
frankchimero.com • Everything Easy Is Hard Again
Jonathan Simcoe added
The thing about patience is that you need to practice deliberately by slowing yourself down, taking a break, and not following the crowd.
By slowing down, you might not get to the finish line first. You might get an average result. But you are also more likely to stay in the game longer because you avoid burning yourself out over the short run.
By slowing down, you might not get to the finish line first. You might get an average result. But you are also more likely to stay in the game longer because you avoid burning yourself out over the short run.
Erikc Perez-Perez and added
“Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don’t have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.”
Amby Burfoot
Steve Mueller • 60 Inspiring and Motivating Running Quotes | Planet of Success
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