Issue #375: Life is a Game of Inches
Good morning. It’s Friday, August 9th.
In today’s email:
Inspire: 3 Takeaways from the Olympics
Think: Find Your Inner Olympian
Laugh: Snoop Dogg Living It Up
Brain Games: Logic Equations
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Stat of the Day
New Olympic Record time in the 1,500m (just 100 meters shy of a mile) by 23-year old Cole Hocker from Indianapolis. Yep - I should still be able to do a 7:30 mile. (source)
Inspire
3 Takeaways from the Olympics
1. Life is a Game of Inches
The difference between being known as the “Fastest Human in the World” and not getting an Olympic medal - 0.036 seconds.
The world now knows Noah Lyles - he won the 100m sprint this week in Paris. Will any of us remember Akani Simbine of South Africa? He finished fourth in the race and didn’t make the podium by the smallest possible margin.
But did Akani really fail?
Akani might not be an Olympic medalist - but he’s one of the fastest humans in the world and most likely put in the work to become the sprinter he wanted to be.
Only focusing on the outcome when we have a goal actually sets us up for worse performance. When we set out making goals we often think of the outcome first. But more research shows that outcome-based goals lead to worse performance.
Why?
Any failure of an outcome crushes our motivation and makes it harder to stick with that goal. If I only thought of the outcome we wanted for Thrive25 you probably wouldn’t be reading newsletter #375.
Instead, we should detach from the end result and focus on what’s next.
It’s not running a 22 minute 10K, it’s completing today’s workout. It’s not closing a $1M sale, it’s doing everything you can to be the best sales executive you can be. It’s not getting 100,000 subscribers (although that’d be nice), it’s making a difference for the people you connect with through your writing.
Who you are and what you do is more important than what you achieve.
Because there really isn’t a finish line. All that matters - are we better today than we were yesterday? And who cares if we don’t remember Akani - all that matters is how he feels about himself.
2. Humans are Amazing
Building on that last point - that doesn’t mean process goals make life any easier.
I’m always amazed by what these Olympians are able to do - the mental and physical barriers they seemingly just blast through to go beyond what we previously thought was possible.
Just look at Katie Ledecky - the greatest female swimmer ever. It’s estimated that in all her training and races she has nearly swam all the way around the world.
Most of us can’t comprehend the results of these athletes - but we also can’t wrap our heads around how they train. But we’re probably capable of so much more than we realize.
We don’t need to swim 5 miles a day - but we all should stretch ourselves to dig deep and find our own potential.
3. Stay Relaxed and Have Fun
Whatever your goals and however you decide to spend your time - it has to be something you intrinsically want to do.
There’s no point in swimming those 5 miles a day if you hate it or it just feels like a chore. Even while pushing yourself you should be mentally relaxed and have some fun.
As far back as 1981, Bud Winter trained 27 Olympians and noted that being relaxed and only running at 90% effort was faster than going all out - which causes us to tense up and slow down.
As for the fun - I don’t think it looks the same, but I now do my best Noah Lyles impression with a pre-run tuck jump:
That same inspiration has been awesome to watch with my kids this week - as they try to “stick the landing” after jumping off the trampoline.
And as soon as I can get back into the waves, I’ll try to emulate Brazilian surfer Gabriela Medina.
Check out the massive wave before this photo!
So:
Focus on the process, not the outcome
Push yourself more than you think is possible
And have fun
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Think
Find Your Inner Olympian
What can you add to your routine that seems daunting, BUT will make you stronger and get you closer to being the best version of your future self?
Laugh
Snoop Dogg Living It Up
Didn’t mean to make this a 100% Olympic issue - but apparently that’s what happened. What would you have said 25 years ago when “The Next Episode” came out that Snoop would be a part of the NBC Olympic team?
Check out the video - I honestly can’t wrap my head around how they do the moonwalk upside down in the pool - artistic swimming is nuts.
Brain Games
Logic Equations
Nine variables today - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I - with nine possible values - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9. None of the variables can share the same number. Based on the following equations, what do the variables equal:
4A = 3G
4D = 2H
C > A
H = 4F
3I = B
It’s been a few weeks - shake off the rust with some common multiples. Get out the stop watch and see how fast you can solve!
Credit: Brainzilla
**For answer, scroll to the bottom of the post
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** Brain Games Answer **
Answer: Yellow are the values for the variables. A=6, B=9, etc.
Why?…
First, let’s look at equation (1) 4A = 3G. For this to be accurate and A and G both be under 9, there are two common multiples - 12 and 24. A is in the set of 3 and 6 (or A = {3,6}) and G = {4,8}
Let’s do something similar with equation (2) 4D = 2H. Common multiples are 4, 8, 12 and 16. D = {1,2,3,4} and H = {2,4,6,8}
Same idea, equation (4) H = 4F. Common multiples are 4 and 8. H = {4,8} and F = {1,2}
Now some logic: because H = {4,8}, now D = {2,4}. Since G = {4,8} and H = {4,8}, D can’t be 4, so D = 2. Since D = 2, H = 4 - which means G = 8. And because G = 8, we know A = 6. Oh, and because H = 4, we know F = 1. Phew, 5 variables in one step!
Let’s return to the common multiples and check out equation (5) 3I = B. Currently, B can be only 3, 5, 7, 9 - but 5 and 7 are not multiples of 3. So 3 and 9 are the multiples, and B = {3,9} and I = {1,3}. But F = 1, so I = 3…which means B = 9
Two more variables, one more equation (3) C > A. A = 6 and the remaining values are 5 and 7. So, to be greater, C = 7, and our last variable E = 5
What’d you think?
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