Barkus Luckey explores the Stoic idea that obstacles fuel growth. He fasts twice weekly until 2 or 3pm and ran 14 km on an empty stomach, proving what seemed impossible was just untested.
September 23rd.
14 km.
Fasting two days a week, up until about 2–3 pm.
The impediment to action advances the action. What stands in the way becomes the way. I couldn't quite work that one out when I first heard it, because it actually makes no sense. If you put it in the context of. If you love a challenge, you chase the challenge. You think about it in the context of solving a problem. You don't try and solve a problem you've already solved. You don't keep looking for your keys after you've found them. And in the context of the challenges we find ourselves in with Corona and Lockdown and so on, facing up to the challenges and taking on the challenges are surely the way to advance ourselves and drive ourselves. I've got another quote to finish with in a moment, but if you told me at the start of the year that I would be fasting two days a week up until 2 or 3pm, I would say, no, that's wrong, I can't do that. You told me at the start of the year I could come about 20 kilometres running again a week, I would say, no, I can't do that because I've got. Now I'm trying to sit my hip, but I can't do it. If I told you that today I'm fasting and I've just covered the 14km and you told me that at the start of the year, I would have said that is actually impossible. You can't run 14 kilometres on an empty stomach. And one thing I have learnt this year is if you say you can't, or if you say you can, you end up being right. Either way, I'll leave that one with you for this fine day on September 23rd. Heads up, guys. With any luck, lockdown is one day close to being out to all my friends around the world. Stay safe. Look after yourselves. Look after your friends. Keep smiling. Bye for now.
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