Looking backwards the motivation to capture the process makes sense. I wonder what was the motivation in the early days?
Dance in a Year
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#42 The secret of success is to complete a single simple task on a daily basis.
It really is about making slow, meaningful progress. No one wakes up a prodigy.Re: Dance in a Year
#43Is this a Lift.do viral?
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#44A year is much too long. I wanted to learn to swing dance, coming from a starting point of absolute incompetence. I took lessons once a week for about 20 weeks, and practiced 3 nights a week. Halfway through I was very comfortable, and could have continued without the lessons. By the end I was very good. It's not that hard. And if I knew it was that easy...
Same thing with lifting, I dropped over 100 lb and got crazy strong in just under a year. 315lb squat, 450 deadlift, 225 bench and I shed all the fat. Anything you dedicate around a year on, you'll get good at.
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#46The key part of the article for me is this: I don't practice every day because I'm disciplined. I practice every day because I'm obsessed. I love dancing and my body craves it. If I didn't have this raw hunger, there's no way I would've had the discipline to practice every day. This raw hunger is the part you can't fake. You might think you want something, but once you take a few steps toward it, you lose your drive.…
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#48The key part of the article for me is this: I don't practice every day because I'm disciplined. I practice every day because I'm obsessed. I love dancing and my body craves it. If I didn't have this raw hunger, there's no way I would've had the discipline to practice every day. This raw hunger is the part you can't fake. You might think you want something, but once you take a few steps toward it, you lose your drive.…
People assume I must be epic smart when they hear I work for google. The reality is I'm just obsessed.
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#49The key part of the article for me is this: I don't practice every day because I'm disciplined. I practice every day because I'm obsessed. I love dancing and my body craves it. If I didn't have this raw hunger, there's no way I would've had the discipline to practice every day. This raw hunger is the part you can't fake. You might think you want something, but once you take a few steps toward it, you lose your drive.…
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#50Looking backwards the motivation to capture the process makes sense. I wonder what was the motivation in the early days?
Hi, I'm the dancer in the video. Minikomi is right, I wanted to check my progress. Because I started out awkwardly though, I didn't take many videos in the beginning. I wish I had taken more.