I've been learning lessons from physical exercise over the past several years. When I got a heart rate monitor, I learned more about max heart rate and it was a revelation that I was supposed to be exercising at about 70% of my max (depending on what one is aiming to do)! It's so much easier! I could stick with exercise programs for more than a few days, and my endurance has increased tremendously since I've allowed myself the time to develop it. I'm trying to apply this to other parts of my life with mixed success. I guess I'd say my lesson was that best effort (especially over time) is very different from max effort.
2021-01-21 21:18:05 +0000 UTC
Exactly. One of the most important things I learned from doing medical school while mentally ill is that most people do not understand what it means to put in your best effort at something, and consequently they don't understand that there is nothing and no one worth your best effort. My dream now is to have a job where I work at no more than 40-60% effort most of the time.
