The only people who have the right to even think of beginning to attempt to tell you that you can’t do it, are people who’ve done it themselves. Not people who’ve “tried” it. People who’ve done it. “But they ‘tried’ it”, you say. “They have ‘experience’”, you say. Yeah, they have experience being a whiny…
Mental Tools
Common Sense
by khatzumoto
“The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed in these two: common-sense and perseverance.” Owen Feltham “Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.” — Ralph “Where’s” Waldo Emerson It’s unreasonable to expect people to reward you…
That’s Not Your Job
by khatzumoto
“Don’t use skepticism as a thinly veiled excuse for inaction or remaining in your comfort zone…You can’t change…? Sure you can. Genetics be damned.” — Timothy Ferriss “The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.” — Samuel Smiles You “can’t”? You don’t have the “knack”? Maybe. Maybe. But that’s…
Critical Frequency and Soviet Special Forces Strength Training
by khatzumoto
Great comments get left here on AJATT.com. But, lost in the fog of posts, they tend to get ignored and thus effectively die. All-Star Comments is the section where we bring them back to life. Today’s All-Star Comment is from McSalty, a guy who knows his way around the worlds of health and fitness. He’s noticed…
Flame Less + Journal More = Win
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series Social ResistanceA lot of us could benefit from journaling more. A lot of what we say is actually only for our own personal consumption and satisfaction. It may need to be externalized, but not necessarily to other people. Next time you see yourself on the…
Whatever Happened To Boiling Water?
by khatzumoto
Surely the heat must be constant in order for the water to really boil? Surely all this birthline, timeboxing and critical frequency stuff must break down somewhere? Especially the critical frequency? Maybe. But maybe not. Why? Because the thing about critical frequency (and audio sampling frequency and video framerate) is…you turn the heat back on…