Lately I have been thinking about the book The 4-Hour Workweek.  Like countless million people out there I bought the book and implemented things from it.  I never found the mythical workweek I looked for, but I picked up a few good tricks and ideas from the book.  A lasting thought from that book is to think more experimentally about life.

This book helped me see that life could be run as a series of experiments and structured in all sorts of ways. 

Lately I have been trying to get more experimental.

I have started doing some graphic work for fun.  What I will create remains to be seen.  I like that it is training a different part of my brain than I usually use.

I am attempting to expose myself to more sources of perspective.  I’ve been listening to some random top podcasts.  So far all I have learned from that is that young people with podcasts are weird.  They have a lot of drama too.  They also seem to have no real skills or abilities.  Also they all make more money than I do, so what do I know?  This experiment is partly to try and stay on top of some pop culture, I’m not sure there is value to that particular goal.  I might just be getting old though.

I have a whole spreadsheet of things I want to play with.  Experiments feel a whole lot like playing.

I am looking for more experiments.  I am looking for co-conspirators on some of these.  I am interested in podcasts and YouTube videos.  I have no interest in doing these alone.  Having partners and a team is an experiment itself.  I usually do a lot of things in my life alone.  I’m not sure that is really the best.

Experiments seem to also be an excuse to be wacky.  I like having an excuse to do that. 

Experiments breed possibilities too.  So things are about to get a lot wackier and interesting around here.

So did I get anything I wanted from The 4-Hour Workweek?  Nope I didn’t get the riches and freedom I wanted.  I did get the idea of being more experimental.  My mind keeps coming back to this idea over the years.  This might be the sign of a good book.  Even when we don’t get what we expect from a book, we can still get some nuggets of value.  Which makes reading books sound a lot like an experiment to me.

Every week I spend a lot of time reading and looking for new ways to get stronger, healthier and more awesome.  Here are some of the best things I have found this week.

Strength and Conditioning

Some things to consider when training around pain.  https://tonygentilcore.com/2021/01/factors-to-consider-when-training-around-pain/

Good video on common mistakes made when doing glute ham raises.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fprB_1sWb6s

This is a really good video that goes over the principles of using exercise variations to help manage fatigue.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-owlwBw4AyU