How I Apply My Pacing Mindset as a Runner to the Rest of My Life

“No surge” revolutionized how I run. Then it revolutionized how I live my life.

Ryan Fan
Better Humans
Published in
12 min readFeb 5, 2021

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Athletes jump over a hurdle.
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Without trying to be productive, I became more productive. Without trying to maximize my life, I started maximizing my life. Something changed and I didn’t feel prone to procrastination.

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