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Read this korrent: If an exercise for muscle growth feels comfortable, something is being done wrong.
If an exercise for muscle growth feels comfortable, something is being done wrong.
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Jul 2022
JC
Jeff Cavaliere — holds since 2022-07-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Seek out the discomfort of a hard contraction rather than shying away from it. — tap to centre the map on it
Seek out the discomfort of a hard contraction rather than shying away from it.
Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jun 2026
JC
Jeff Cavaliere — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you are in pain before exercise, two or three minutes of soft-tissue work is a low-cost, safe and effective way to feel better and open a window to move. — tap to centre the map on it
If you are in pain before exercise, two or three minutes of soft-tissue work is a low-cost, safe and effective way to feel better and open a window to move.
Last stated 2 years ago
9 Dec 2024
KS
Kelly Starrett — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Feeling that you are learning does not mean you are. — tap to centre the map on it
Feeling that you are learning does not mean you are.
Last stated 5 years ago
24 Sept 2021
DP
David Perell — holds since 2021-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong. — tap to centre the map on it
Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong.
Last stated 3 months ago
13 Jul 2026
AC
Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: On a roller, at a stiff or sore spot, contract the muscle, breathe, then slowly relax, and repeat two or three times to desensitize it and improve range of motion. — tap to centre the map on it
On a roller, at a stiff or sore spot, contract the muscle, breathe, then slowly relax, and repeat two or three times to desensitize it and improve range of motion.
Last stated 2 years ago
9 Dec 2024
KS
Kelly Starrett — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Muscle soreness is a guide to whether a muscle has recovered. — tap to centre the map on it
Muscle soreness is a guide to whether a muscle has recovered.
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Jul 2022
JC
Jeff Cavaliere — holds since 2022-07-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A very heavy set done on momentum puts little effort into the muscle it is meant to build. — tap to centre the map on it
A very heavy set done on momentum puts little effort into the muscle it is meant to build.
Last stated 10 months ago
8 Dec 2025
JC
Jeff Cavaliere — holds since 2025-12-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Lightening the load and going through the motions with age is exercising, not building muscle. — tap to centre the map on it
Lightening the load and going through the motions with age is exercising, not building muscle.
Last stated a year ago
2 Oct 2025
JC
Jeff Cavaliere — holds since 2025-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Last stated 4 months ago
27 May 2026
SY
Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Last stated 8 years ago
2 Jun 2018
FS
Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it
A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
RK
Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it
Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff
Last stated 19 years ago
17 Oct 2007
PB
Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it
Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows
Last stated 19 years ago
13 May 2007
CM
Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. — tap to centre the map on it
A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise.
Last stated 3 months ago
by 20 Jul 2026
SK
Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. — tap to centre the map on it
A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known.
Last stated 5 years ago
19 Aug 2021
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. — tap to centre the map on it
A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured.
Last stated 6 years ago
9 Sept 2020
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are
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If an exercise for muscle growth feels comfortable, something is being done wrong.
Last stated 4 Jul 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Jeff Cavaliere
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Seek out the discomfort of a hard contraction rather than shying away from it.
Last stated 28 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Jeff Cavaliere
Similar wording
If you are in pain before exercise, two or three minutes of soft-tissue work is a low-cost, safe and effective way to feel better and open a window to move.
Last stated 9 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Kelly Starrett
Similar wording
Feeling that you are learning does not mean you are.
Last stated 24 Sept 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds David Perell
Similar wording
Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong.
Last stated 13 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Alan Castel
Similar wording
On a roller, at a stiff or sore spot, contract the muscle, breathe, then slowly relax, and repeat two or three times to desensitize it and improve range of motion.
Last stated 9 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Kelly Starrett
Similar wording
Muscle soreness is a guide to whether a muscle has recovered.
Last stated 4 Jul 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Jeff Cavaliere
Similar wording
A very heavy set done on momentum puts little effort into the muscle it is meant to build.
Last stated 8 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Jeff Cavaliere
Similar wording
Lightening the load and going through the motions with age is exercising, not building muscle.
Last stated 2 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jeff Cavaliere
Same subject: education
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Last stated 27 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Scott H. Young
Same subject: education
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Last stated 2 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Felix Salmon
Same subject: education
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: curiosity
A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
Last stated 3 Jul 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Raph Koster
Same subject: curiosity
Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff
Last stated 17 Oct 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Peter Bevelin
Same subject: curiosity
Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows
Last stated 13 May 2007 · 19 years ago
Holds Charlie Munger
Same subject: language learning
A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise.
Last stated by 20 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Steve Kaufmann
Same subject: language learning
A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known.
Last stated 19 Aug 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Luca Lampariello
Same subject: language learning
A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured.
Last stated 9 Sept 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Luca Lampariello