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ent the wheel.” The easiest way you can travel to the destination that you want to go is to follow what others have already achieved, so you don’t have to exert extra energy to figure out what is the best way to go there. Applying the methods, the tools, and other essential strategies that have already proved successful in achieving your goal is probably the safest step you can take to attain your goal.</p><p id="c47d"><b>Never under look momentum or inertia</b></p><p id="6512">Also, it is vital to keep doing what you are doing now as long as you think you are on the right track. So when in cycling, you have to keep pedaling even if you are riding down, you still have to soft pedal to keep the momentum. Experienced cyclists always know how hard it is for the first few strokes when you ramp up the speed or ride up a crest. But as long as you bring up the momentum, it is much easier to keep moving forward. Thus, successful people always appreciate consistency. The key to achieving something big is not to try to hit a home run every time. Instead, your goal is to be consistently good enough. You may find that the easiest way to keep going

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is on a streak for doing something, and it is harder if you pause on a project and want to start doing it again. You may have to find the rhythm from scratch.</p><p id="30a6"><b>If you are lost, try to ask for help</b></p><p id="9919">If you lost the contact of the front group, the best way to close the gap is to find a stronger cyclist to drag behind and pedal as hard as possible. Not an easy task indeed, and you usually have only one chance. Also, you cannot solely rely all your hope on your forerunner, you also have to give 100%. What he can help you is to make you save some energy, and give you some aerodynamic benefits. But you still need to do the works. This is identical to your life. When you feel lost, you might need someone who can help you and guide you through your current situation. He/she is like your mentor or coach and can oversee the big picture for you and help you shed some light on your life. Ultimately, you still need to make your own decision and make things happen. But it is easier when someone in your shoes before to help you approach the right direction and use your time and energy wisely.</p></article></body>

Productivity Lesson I Learned from Cycling

Maintain momentum and ask for help when necessary

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

Follow the lead

Cycling looks like a solo sport, but in fact, it is a team sport. If you want to go fast, you either need to paddle hard and fight against the wind at the same time or work with other cyclists and drag behind them. By doing so, you can save your precious energy and keep mentally fresh since you don’t have to worry about your pacing strategy. You follow the wheel in front of you and let him/her does the work. You can save lots of energy. So how could you apply this to other aspects of life? As the old saying: “don’t invent the wheel.” The easiest way you can travel to the destination that you want to go is to follow what others have already achieved, so you don’t have to exert extra energy to figure out what is the best way to go there. Applying the methods, the tools, and other essential strategies that have already proved successful in achieving your goal is probably the safest step you can take to attain your goal.

Never under look momentum or inertia

Also, it is vital to keep doing what you are doing now as long as you think you are on the right track. So when in cycling, you have to keep pedaling even if you are riding down, you still have to soft pedal to keep the momentum. Experienced cyclists always know how hard it is for the first few strokes when you ramp up the speed or ride up a crest. But as long as you bring up the momentum, it is much easier to keep moving forward. Thus, successful people always appreciate consistency. The key to achieving something big is not to try to hit a home run every time. Instead, your goal is to be consistently good enough. You may find that the easiest way to keep going is on a streak for doing something, and it is harder if you pause on a project and want to start doing it again. You may have to find the rhythm from scratch.

If you are lost, try to ask for help

If you lost the contact of the front group, the best way to close the gap is to find a stronger cyclist to drag behind and pedal as hard as possible. Not an easy task indeed, and you usually have only one chance. Also, you cannot solely rely all your hope on your forerunner, you also have to give 100%. What he can help you is to make you save some energy, and give you some aerodynamic benefits. But you still need to do the works. This is identical to your life. When you feel lost, you might need someone who can help you and guide you through your current situation. He/she is like your mentor or coach and can oversee the big picture for you and help you shed some light on your life. Ultimately, you still need to make your own decision and make things happen. But it is easier when someone in your shoes before to help you approach the right direction and use your time and energy wisely.

Cycling
Productivity
Life
Life Lessons
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