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Comment author: Scott78704 10 September 2010 04:35:23PM 4 points [-]

Loehr talks about Real Self and Performer Self, that the goal in performance state is high positive energy, whereas in recovery mode one should, for example, acknowledge hunger and eat, acknowledge thirst and sleep, acknowledge exhaustion and nap....

Comment author: Jonathan_Graehl 10 September 2010 10:14:48PM *  3 points [-]

I like this. It's true that performing (not just socially; also music or sports) usually involves an unsustainable level of effort - reserves are tapped.

Also,

  • hunger : eat
  • exhaustion : nap
  • thirst : ?

:)