No Progress Like Slow Progress
summary
Claims specific wins and tactics: slow steady work beats sporadic marathons. A month with a trainer plus negatives and resistance bands turns zero into 30 pull-ups and about 40 pounds of muscle gain. Language work uses spaced flashcards on an app to tackle 2,500 kanji by doing 5 minutes daily instead of weekend binges. The plan: pick incremental steps, measure the tiny milestones, stick to short daily sessions, and be gentler on progress so the methods actually scale.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:46Projects abandoned early
- 2:14Learning pull-ups
- 5:34Japanese learning challenges
- 7:27Recognizing symbols
- 9:38Key takeaways
- 11:27Q&A
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