Flow State Runner: Extraordinary Lessons come from Unusual Places
This book is about much more than running.
It’s about life.
And it’s chock-full of lessons and wisdom. See below for a couple of ideas that I learned from Jeff Grant’s book — and which I had not picked up in any of the other self-help or exercise books that I have read (and believe me, I’ve read more than a few.)
First: Yin and Yang workouts.
In reading Jeff’s book, I discovered that all my work outs — pretty — much, had been Yang workouts. But that the ones that I really enjoy are Yin work-outs. What’s the difference? A yang workout is when I take my Forerunner 920 and have a specific goal in mind. Yin workouts are when I just get out there for the sheer joy of it.
Not clear? Read Jeff’s book — he explains it far better than I can.
Second: Struggle and Flow.
Before reading Jeff’s book, I had the idea that Flow is just something that happens. Now I realize that there is a period of struggle that comes before. I now have a far better understanding of flow in my workouts. How to get there, and what the obstacles are.
But that’s just two out of many useful concepts that were unknown to me until I read Jeff’s book.
And Jeff should know. Unlike many, Jeff had the courage to leave the corporate world and to pursue his passion. And since doing that, he has combined study with practice and experimentation — in a way that the rest of us just don’t have time. As a result, he’s come up with the recipes that really work — and shares that experience with us.
So it’s a must read for anyone who is into exercise and self-improvement.
A couple of caveats.
Before ending this review, I need to give you a couple of caveats.
Jeff is not a natural writer.
He’s a my coach and a sportsman. That makes the reading a little harder. The ideas are in there, but the reader has to work a little to get them out.
And this leads to my second caveat:
Jeff is a friend.
I would not have read the book if he had not personally delivered a copy to me. Also, he mentions me at one point. Does that bias me? Probably. But I don’t think by that much. The ideas that Jeff has written about are original and valuable — and an important element of anyone’s life tool-kit.
