The primary purpose of every post on this site is to help me get better at thinking and reasoning. I fully expect to run into difficulty expressing myself. And have writing blocks. And realize my entire premise is flawed only after spending hours on an essay. Using LLMs here feels like planning a run then driving a car instead. The discomfort is the point.
running is different from writing. or maybe not.
Roughly a year ago, I found out how to keep running 1. Now I regularly run 60 to 70km a week and it rarely feels like a chore. One of the things that helped is simply the idea of prioritizing consistency: no matter the pace or the distance, just clock a run. The truth is, running at an amateur level really does not require “deliberate practice” or training smarter. I simply show up and run everyday, and enjoy the run without thinking too deeply. And I got better unconsciously. ...