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I tried writing five things at once. Got nowhere.
Tried to run a fast 5K after weeks off. Legs gave out at 1.7km.
Tried to launch three projects in a week. Burned out by Wednesday.

That’s when it clicked:
I’ve been trying to sprint, without doing the jogs.
No warm-up. No rhythm. No base.

This week, I connected the dots. Slowed down. Let things be simple again.

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Let’s go:

Everyone wants to sprint — in business, fitness, and creativity.
But no one wants to jog (including… myself).

They skip the base-building. The boring reps. The slow days.
But sprinting without a base = burnout.

Whether it’s writing, training, or building —
You earn the right to go fast by learning to go slow first.

Jog. Breathe. Build capacity.
Then you sprint — when it matters.

A “minimum viable effort” checklist.
On low days, I only do 3 things:

No optimization. No pressure. Just motion.

And once I do all three things I mentioned above, it doesn’t even feel like a low day 🏃

Creating on low-energy days.

I used to think I needed a good mood to do good work. Most of my early stuff came from bursts of energy, short sprints of inspiration.

But that changed when I started writing every day for 45 days. No matter the mood. No matter the mess.

Now, I just show up, even when I feel “meh.”

It’s rarely perfect. But it keeps the pipes clean. The act of doing becomes the warm-up.

What helps?

A simple to-do list, written the night before.

On the rough days, it’s a map.

I don’t have to think. just follow.

Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon world record holder, trains mostly at an easy pace.

Yes, the fastest man over 26.2 miles runs slow. A lot.
Because that’s what builds the foundation.

His secret? He trains slowly to race fast.

That’s the lesson.
In life, business, and creativity, if you want to sprint when it counts, jog often.
Stay steady. Build a base. Trust the slow work.