tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post2439167879949543092..comments2024-03-28T04:42:54.715-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: Book Review: EssentialismToirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-12097360485069011702021-06-14T20:34:54.031-07:002021-06-14T20:34:54.031-07:00STxAR, I am at least grateful you got a new diagno...STxAR, I am at least grateful you got a new diagnosis - hopefully something that you can actually work on. And closing in on 60 - I will be honest, I think most of us here are getting there, if not over it. You are in good company, friend.<br /><br />I hope the book is useful. I have certainly found it to be.<br /><br />If in some way my writings have helped even one person, then the effort is all worth it and you are more than welcome. We are all pilgrims on this road of Life - and we Old Ones have to stick together!Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-65090270578055640012021-06-14T18:12:49.372-07:002021-06-14T18:12:49.372-07:00I am in the process of ordering my life based on a...I am in the process of ordering my life based on a new diagnosis. I have struggled with much since I was a kid. Now I know why. Pills don't produce skills, so there is much work to be done. I feel a bit weird since I'm closing in on 60... But your book recommendation rings true. And I'm ordering it today. <br /><br />Thank you for the influence you have brought into my life. It has been for good and not ill. I TRULY thank you for putting your life out here for me to learn from. I regard you as a fellow pilgrim, a brother yet unseen.STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-8364735508053099092021-06-14T16:13:10.790-07:002021-06-14T16:13:10.790-07:00Leigh, I do too. I like the fact that it is one o...Leigh, I do too. I like the fact that it is one of those books that every year I read it, I figure out a little bit more. Given another ten years, maybe I will arrive.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-4176473303596988592021-06-14T09:26:44.581-07:002021-06-14T09:26:44.581-07:00Good review, TB. I definitely agree with the conce...Good review, TB. I definitely agree with the concept. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-54975041861283955162021-06-14T08:17:39.114-07:002021-06-14T08:17:39.114-07:00Ed, it is interesting in that it was a specific ch...Ed, it is interesting in that it was a specific challenge he gave himself: How strong could he get? In his case, it matches well with his lifestyle and his career of martial artist and strength trainer.<br /><br />There is (as I have been discovering) a whole discussion about how much strength mass one could - and should put on. By one calculator I found, I am in about the 90% percentile for males my age, height, and build. One the one hand, that is nice and a verification of the past 6 years I have spent training with him. On the other hand, it means that anything from here gets harder.<br /><br />Being strong is helpful, just like being smaller is helpful in different situations. My strength level is such that I can do most things I would want or need to do, which is really what I was trying for.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-16531276006517413162021-06-14T06:40:36.269-07:002021-06-14T06:40:36.269-07:00Kind of off your main topic but if I could, I don&...Kind of off your main topic but if I could, I don't think I would ever elect to be 315 pounds of muscle. Life just seems easier all around being smaller and few times during it would that much strength be required.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com