Equilibria
[ Also posted at CrossFit Genesis ]
Looking back at this year’s CrossFit Games, I was very impressed at the variety of workouts the competitors had to perform; winning required doing well in all aspects of fitness – cardiovascular, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy. That got me thinking about how that notion translates to real life.
Because we have so many demands on our time, attention, and energy, it seems we are all in a constant struggle to find and keep balance in our lives. We work. We go to school. We exercise. We socialize with friends. We spend time with our families. We recreate. We have friends or relatives who spend countless hours working only to see their health and relationships suffer. We had friends at school who spent more time socializing than they did studying. We wonder what elite athletes and CEOs do for fun. And the interesting thing here is there is no single, static balance point; there will be multiple equilibria depending on who or what is demanding the most time, attention, and energy at various points in our lives.
Personally, I’ve only been able to maintain a sense of equilibrium temporarily – a week or two, at best. It seems something always happens to tip me off balance – an illness or injury, a demanding project at work, an upcoming competition, a family emergency, a night out with friends (and the resulting hangover), or simple boredom. Sometimes it is a little nudge and easy to recover, and sometimes it is a shove that requires me to find a new balance point. But that’s what keeps things interesting.
What do you do to find or regain balance in your life?
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