10: Small Practices

“I’ve discovered along the way that happiness — you live in two worlds here. Happiness is pleasure, and happiness is joy. Pleasure is short-lived; joy doesn’t go as high as pleasure, but it stays with you.” -George Lucas

Ruminations on small practices, and the limitations resulting from human nature. Discussion of social stimulation as an incentive to participate, and as an obstacle to a small practice. Exploration of pain, natural differences between different people, and how to learn more about yourself. Why can’t we just run miles and do pushups and get swole all by ourselves? Investigated here!

The small practice guide by Victoria Quidditch: https://package.howtoplayquidditch.org/smallpractice.pdf (booklet format)

Solo and partner quidditch practice tool: http://train.howtoplayquidditch.org

An excellent episode of the anthropology podcast Origin Stories with Dan Lieberman on human cognition, exercise, and purpose: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/exercise/id982555930?i=1000504072151

Drill of the Week: Small Practice Circuit

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