Blind Boy wrote:Yeah, it's
I think what BB said is key ... you get better at what you do. It's the epitome of simplicity, really. The body adapts to, and gets better at, whatever activity you consistently challenge it with. If you want to go fast, you've got to practic fast consistently. If you want to go long, you've got to practice long consistently. If you want to increase strength, you've got to lift increasingly heavy weights consistently. If you want endurance, you have to lift light weights for increasing numbers of reps consistently.
My problem is with the consistency - or discipline, maybe. Sometimes I feel like running fast for a short time. Sometimes I feel like running slow for a long time. Therefore, I'm not really good at either! If I consistently did one or the other, I suppose I'd get better at it, perhaps at the expense of the other.
That begs the question: Is it really possible to be a good generalist? Or is a "good generalist" really just mediocre at all things?
Blind Boy said:Yeah, it's quite simple, really. You get better at what you do.
I think what BB said is key ... you get better at what you do. It's the epitome of simplicity, really. The body adapts to, and gets better at, whatever activity you consistently challenge it with. If you want to go fast, you've got to practic fast consistently. If you want to go long, you've got to practice long consistently. If you want to increase strength, you've got to lift increasingly heavy weights consistently. If you want endurance, you have to lift light weights for increasing numbers of reps consistently.
My problem is with the consistency - or discipline, maybe. Sometimes I feel like running fast for a short time. Sometimes I feel like running slow for a long time. Therefore, I'm not really good at either! If I consistently did one or the other, I suppose I'd get better at it, perhaps at the expense of the other.
That begs the question: Is it really possible to be a good generalist? Or is a "good generalist" really just mediocre at all things?