Slow Down to Speed Up
General guide for lasting change, illustrated on my experience in overcoming chronic knee-pain.
Introduction
This article is about the actions I took to get rid of chronic kneecap inflammation.
I start with the (1) Experience to illustrate the situation I was at 2 years ago. Then I explain my (2) Thought Process to make the connection how I got to the (3) Basic Model, which I used during rehabilitation.
After that, (4) Further Concepts are described to get a more refined picture. Lastly, (5) Application in Broader Context is intended to give you inspiration for using my lessons learned in general problem settings.
Experience
Basketball had been a constant source of happiness since I was 13 years old. I would spend hours shooting hoops. Every time I play with friends, when we’re done it’s like coming back to my life from far away. When I’m in the game, other things don’t matter.
I am no Michael Jordan, but I can stand my ground. I always took pride in being fast and agile, rather than strong. My legs are in great shape, or so I thought. I could dunk easily and outrun most guys. Maybe that caused me to never take a closer look. There was no pain while playing. The rest of the…
