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Balanced Hobbies

In my life, everything is a hobby. Work, bodybuilding, krav maga, girls, basketball, my blog - all hobbies. I roll up to work and step into the office each day, eager to solve a new problem, develop a new solution. I step into the gym, prepared to break a personal record. Into my krav academy, ready to perfect the latest defense. Into the bar, excited to meet a new girl. This list goes on.

When you view life as a collection of hobbies a few things happen. The most important? A natural balance emerges. No longer do I obsess over lifting weights, building computers, or playing basketball. Instead I have a handful of activities I love to do. And you know what, I am constantly making progress somewhere across the spectrum, and this is extremely satisfying.

In the rare case I begin to become consumed by one of them (for example, last week I spent hours redesigning my blog.. take a peek), it is not long before something occurs in a different area to snap my life back into balance. It is natural. Last week this took place in the form of meeting a new girl while buying a scarf. My focus was immediately shifted. And today? I just finished a rest week, and I am pumped to get back at it in the gym.

Do you view your life in a similar fashion?

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Somewhat - I've noticed I fixate on one hobby for about 5 months before moving on to another. What a glorious 5 months though!

With the above I realized I'm not the 'sticking' type. Once I feel like I've gotten a skim of something I get bored with it and move on. I'm thinking my life isn't so much about mastery but more about exploration/variety.


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I can relate. Krav maga for example. My 6 month "contract" ends next month and I am not going to re new. I love it and have learned a tremendous amount, but I am quite focused on bodybuilding at the moment. Aside from that it isn't cheap.

What are your hobbies now?

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Restoring junk computers, learning underclocking/undervolting to make systems more power efficient while not sacrificing too much performance. All started when I realized I paid too much for a refurb desktop back in 2010 (360$ for a socket 775 that maxed at the core 2 duo 2.6ghz). I was in paradise for about 2.5 years as well thinking it was the best cheap gaming computer ever until I needed to upgrade the CPU to play guild wars 2. I thought I would just pop a 50$ processor in but realized the BIOS didn't support it and the anger and discontentment from that got me on a journey of restoring my own computer from salvages for gaming. It just kinda got out of control from there :).

I'm a big underclock/undervolt fanatic atm as well since power in SF is expensive (40 cents kw/hr on tier 3 usage). I did computers in college and I wanted my perks! Cops get to speed, Event planners get front row and backstage seats, Mechanics get to fix cars, etc... I wanted to reap the advantages from what I went into for my own enrichment. Right now gaming on a 40$ quad core I've restored.


I've heard some stuff about krav maga - is it indeed the penultimate 'defensive' art? I've wanted to look into aikido since it didn't need lots of strength and it was a harmonic martial art with the intent not to hurt your attacker though I've been hearing a lot that it is not a 'practical' defensive art for street use. I like the concept though


Also how easy is it to get into bodybuilding? Did you gain muscle easily or was there a wall you had to break before you saw results? I'm one of those hardgainer types and I did skim the Anthony Ellis book but I didn't see any real philosophical insights there.  The book was mostly a detailed workout plan which I think optimized rotated muscle rest/activity periods while espousing consistency. Basically there were no secrets except we had to work harder is what I got out of it rofl. I've tried weightlifting about 2 or 3 times in the past but never saw results or strength gains so I'm thinking total diet modification may be necessary for me or hormone correction.

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Krav is a lot of fun for sure. Definitely practical. Every technique is taught with many real world example situations.

As far as bodybuilding it really is just making the commitment to be consistent with lifting and eating. For lifting it means tracking your progress, performing mainly compound lifts with correct form, and doing it 3-4 times a week. For diet it means counting (estimating) calories and eating at a consistent level while getting sufficient protein and fats. 

I am in the process of writing a short (~15-20 page) "ebook" on the subject, and really making the bodybuilding process easy to understand and get into. It is nearly done, not sure if I am going to offer it as a free pdf or put it on amazon for a couple bucks.

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For me, I like either grazing the surface and skimming, understanding enough to grasp the overall concept...or, delving in deep, and trying to achieve mastery, a la Tim Ferriss style.


If I'm going to delve deep, I commit a serious portion of my life towards it, and integrate it into my being. In my life, a great example of this would be Martial Arts training. I train primarily Brazilian JiuJitsu, and then supplement with Muay Thai, MMA, and some Krav Maga sprinkled in. I try to go 5-6x per week, and schedule the rest of my life around this (including my work schedule). By doing activities you love and want to get better at almost every day, it becomes more than just a hobby, it becomes part of you =D

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I hear you. Definitely on the same page. When I say hobby, I encompass both bodybuilding which is a multi-year long deal and also krav maga which has only lasted a matter on months. Both I am serious about it the sense that I completely engage myself and constantly seek improvement. But keeping them on the same level allows me to stay un-emotional and levelheaded. 

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