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15 Post author: DataPacRat 26 January 2014 06:49PM

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Comment author: scientism 26 January 2014 08:52:30PM 13 points [-]

I try to view problems as opportunities. If it's raining outside, that's training in the rain. Snowing? Awesome, snow running! Too hot? High-temperature training. Too cold? Low-temperature training. I'm too tired? Fatigue training. I also try to look at things from what I call a "mediative" point of view. So let's say I'm out running my regular route but it's cold, windy, raining, etc, and I feel miserable. I try to remember how I felt running the same route on a beautiful day and bring my mind back to that state. Or if I'm fatigued, I try to remember a day when what I was doing felt easy and set myself the challenge of trying to regain that mindset. Again, it's about turning problems into opportunities: fatigue is an opportunity for fatigue-mastery. It helps to take an interest in the mental element of training, sports, etc, so you can think of mastering mental adversity as part of your training.

Comment author: maia 27 January 2014 08:09:07PM 1 point [-]

There's also the option of trying to find a method of exercise that avoids as many of those willpower-draining hassles as possible. If you can, that is.

Comment author: DataPacRat 27 January 2014 05:07:24AM 1 point [-]

I remember once playing around with 'choosing to be happy', some years ago, but had completely forgotten about the trick until now. Certainly worth a shot.