Book Dancing

"You are likely to fall into the impatience trap when you underestimate how long a job will take to complete. Unanticipated problems are common when working on just about anything, unless you are prepared to deal with them, you can become frustrated and angry when you encounter them. These emotions can, of course deplete your gumption supply."

From JJ Gibbs' fantastic mini-tome "Dancing with your Books: The Zen way of studying". I have given this book to more people than any other, save one. I think it helps, I KNOW it helped me. It is going out the door again this morning, towards a teenager who is at the crossroads. A sophomore, already frustrated and thinking that he has amassed enough knowledge to give it a go. This powerful little book, hopefully, will give him another tool with which to forge onward. It is about HOW to study, not what, or why, or where. The brass tacks of staying focused when the mind tries to convince the body that more immediate fun might be had elsewhere. You know that feeling? Hope it works.

Great class this morning. I guess I pretty much made the commitment for another 30 years of this. And that is OK. Susan rocked her BACTT in 52 + change, avg 112 watts. In class we talked a little about attention to detail. About the need for consistency and about the need for gratitude along the way (cause 30 years is a long time). We talked about getting better, stronger, fitter and happier. The Reverend Al Green summed it up nicely in Love and Happiness.

Let's keep after it folks and not fall into the gumption trap of impatience. Let's use love and happiness today to create speed and power tomorrow.

Whaddya say?

I am off to LA for three days. Will report as often as possible, be back for Saturday's 90 minutes. In the meantime please add another gear.

Whoa! In lifting the jgeg above this priceless book is available (used) from 42 sellers for 0.01 cents at Amazon.com. First five to respond get it for a penny (plus S&H).