Move First; Think Later

In the words of one of my Bikram Yoga instructors, Reggie Meneses: "Move first, think later. It's very liberating. Avoid paralysis by analysis."

So what does it mean?

As triathletes, we tend to over analyze the simple decisions we need to make.

For example, we debate in our minds questions such as:

• Do I sign up for this race because my friend PR's on this course?
• Should I ride an extra 10 minutes even though I'm finished the ride but my training schedule says I need to ride 10 minutes more?
• Should I eat X because I heard that a pro eats X?

It's relatively easy to get stuck in our heads and unable to make a decision.

We become paralyzed in thought as we debate all the possible outcomes and permutations. We spend excessive amounts of time thinking and take no action. No action. Nothing changes. We're stuck.

As Reggie says, "Move first; think later."

In others words, don't over analyze your decisions – just take action.

It may not be the best possible action, but it is action. Done. Move on.

Live life richly and boldly!

David

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David B. Glover
Author of Full Time and Sub-Nine
Blog: www.davidglover.net
Web: www.enduranceworks.net

©2008 David B. Glover

One Response to “Move First; Think Later”

1. bikram addict says:

   November 18, 2008 at 3:03 am

   it’s totally opposite to what people usually do.. we practice the “think first before moving.” we find ourselves stuck and we just wasted our time idled. on the other hand, if we try to do what we can do, and later on think about how we can make it better, then that would be great.

   anyway, if we are used to bikram yoga, we have a right mind set, and thinking about our previous actions wouldn’t give us any problem at all.