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Knowing vs taking action
Plus: How to use fitness trackers to enhance performance and wellbeing
Geoff Girvitz
January 23, 2025
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How to use fitness trackers to enhance performance and wellbeing
Knowing vs taking action
This major influencer has something to say
A book, a quote, a dad joke
How to use fitness trackers to enhance performance and wellbeing
One of the greatest benefits of exercise is more than abs-deep. It’s a diversity of sensory experience. How you experience and interpret those internal signals is important. However, accuracy varies, which is where fitness trackers come in. But while the information you get can inform this experience, it’s not always as useful as one might hope. Again, accuracy varies. There are methods to create interplay between felt experience and tech—and I wrote about them here.
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Knowing vs taking action
The information-action paradox tells us that there is a sweet spot. Too much information is as bad as too little when it comes to taking effective action. Which brings us to your news feed. There’s a difference between being informed enough to step up in critical moments and having your emotional life resemble a rowboat on the rough sea.
Choshi Boats in the Waves by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai circa 1806
This major influencer has something to say
On our most recent call, we talked about how we educate our kids about the pitfalls (and crashing waves) of media—including influencers. Here’s a simple but powerful thought shared by one of our dads: “The biggest influencers our kids get are us.”
This stuff can be tricky. That’s why we talk it out every Tuesday.
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What I’m reading/listening to:
The Untold Story of Silk Road: A tremendous piece of journalism that is relevant once more
A Quote
“What a great time to be alive if you love the theatre of the absurd!”
― David Lynch
A Dad joke
Did you hear about the guy used string to fish for molluscs?
He pulled a mussel every time he went out.
Take care of yourself, man!
Geoff Girvitz
Father, founder, physical culturist
dadstrength.com