{"id":134797,"date":"2019-03-22T16:15:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T23:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=134797"},"modified":"2019-03-22T16:23:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T23:23:24","slug":"barbell-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/22\/barbell-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbell Living"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Go super hard during the day, and super relax to recover as effectively as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

MEMENTO MORI
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First of all, MEMENTO MORI<\/a> (remember you will and must die). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To me, constantly thinking about death is probably the best way to be more ‘productive’ in your life. This applies to entrepreneurship<\/a> (pursue things you give a shit about), and it also empowers you to LIVE MORE (memento vivere!<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day is equal to another<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Everyday is equal to another. Which can mean:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Today is a fresh slate (tabula rasa); a fresh new opportunity for you to do dope shit. <\/li>
  2. Today may be your last day on earth; so don’t waste today.<\/li>
  3. Yesterday might not have been a good day, but today has the potential to be a great day.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    What is ‘barbell living’?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \"eric<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    I got the idea of the ‘barbell<\/a>‘ from Nassim Taleb<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Embrace the extremes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    For example when it comes to lifting weights, don’t do pointless (and boring) repetitions. Instead, go for the ‘one rep max’ style of powerlifting (what I do with my deadlifts<\/a>), and always push your personal maximum. And when you’re not “going hard”, you allow yourself to ‘relax hard’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"eric<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    To me this is more effective than to ‘always be working’ at a medium-pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This means during waking hours, drink a shitload of black coffee, strive to be as productive as you can. And when the sun sets (and it is time to break your fast<\/a>) — you can ‘eat hard’, and allow yourself to 100% recover at night (don’t do work, relax by reading a book or watching cinema, don’t look at screens, and strive to get 8+ hours of sleep to recover for the next day– to also go hard).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You already work hard during the day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    To be frank, I think you already ‘go hard’ during the day. All of us work hard. Yet the problem is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We don’t allow ourselves to relax and recover in the evening.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    For myself, I recover by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Not looking at screens or doing work at the evening<\/li>
    2. Read books<\/li>
    3. Eat lots of meat <\/li>
    4. Having leisurely dinners with loved ones\/Cindy<\/li>
    5. Recounting the wonderful moments of the day.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Your life is short; never squander even a moment! And always recover and get ready for tomorrow (the eternal recurrence!<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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