Yuli Miller

Noticing that learning/synthesizing is a felt physical experience that I have previously identified as uncomfortable/painful. I need some time & attention to the physical experience to integrate the learning.

Now I’m working on reidentifying the sensation as pleasant by consciously anchoring it with benefits over time. I think I can become a quicker, more functional and adept learning machine through this method.

Interestingly enough, while logical reasoning is definitely a strong force in doing/learning something, what separates world-class athletes from doing grueling training is: they actually enjoy it. It's not a chore, but a core part of their identity. It's painful *not* to do it.

Still learning myself how to make this more automatic and generally pleasurable in my own practice, but I always think about that concept. It becomes less about discipline (though of course that's still part of it), but about who/what they decided they were going to be.