Stoic Letter 40
On the counterintuitive power of doing less
The other day, I was talking to a friend who works out a lot. He said he injured his knee and couldn’t exercise his lower body much. I asked how it happened, and he said, “I just took on too much.” He was running several times a week, going to boxing class twice a week, and he also lifted weights a few times a week. When you take on more than your body can…