2/ In my view there are two interrelated types of improvement: Quantitative and Qualitative.
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3/ E.g. improving at a skill is a qualitative improvement made up of separate, defined and measurable quantitative improvements.
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4/ Pure quantitative improvements have a ceiling (e.g. there is a limit to how many pages you can read or how early you wake up).
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5/ The effective method of improvement will focus on the right quantitative improvements needed for improving overall quality.
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6/ Knowing which quantitative improvements to focus on is, qualitatively, the 1% that will yield the maximum ROI.
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7/ Learning to learn is learning to discern, classify, and prioritize the necessary quantitative improvements at any given time.
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8/ As far as tracking progress, you can track calories/lifts all day long but if qualitatively = no difference then it's irrelevant.
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9/ The goal is qualitative improvement (macro) through correct quantitative adjustments as needed (micro). The meta-skill of skill.
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10/ The idea is not to just measure quantitative improvements but gain an overall understanding of how they interplay qualitatively.
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11/ This then becomes a task unique to the individual; we all have different goals, priorities and perception.
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12/ Objective quantitative measurement of improvement is useful when it comes to coaching, mentoring, and communicating process with others.
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13/ Subjective qualitative measurement is up to the individual's personality. Hard to communicate/measure, but you know it when it's there.
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14/ Without an overarching qualitative vision in which quantitative improvements become meaningful, they won't mean much on their own.
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15/ You have to know where you're going in order to pick up the right tools to get there. /FIN
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