Changing the way I look at things has been one of the most powerful and insightful things that I have done. I used to run a lot. Then I got fat and didn’t run a lot. When I ran a lot it was always for a goal - a half marathon or to hit a certain weight. This wasn’t sustainable for me over time and I didn’t find it fun (which is massively important for me).
Over the past year or so I have been running for a different reason. I now run today so that I can run tomorrow. I’ve been thinking a lot about Infinite Games and Systems over Goals and this fits into that way of thinking.
There was a point a got so unfit that running was becoming harder than hard. It hurt. But applying this system of running (or exercising) today with the only goal to be able to run (or exercise) tomorrow it has become fun and easy. I love it. I don’t give myself a hard time and I’ve kept it up for over a year and lost over 30kg with it. I’m never going to win any races but I’m definitely a happier tortoise than I was a hare.