Learning to gently push yourself helps break down your governor while gradually increasing your activity, helping you avoid injury and/or allowing your mind to get accustomed to the new workload.
Pushing past the governor means pushing through pain, insecurities, and other obstacles that make us want to quit before we’ve given our full effort. Many people listen too readily and stop doing a task when they’ve applied only 40 percent of their effort, leaving 60 percent on the table. Humans are the same way-our mental governor gives us feedback, telling us if we’re in pain or feeling insecure. David Goggins: The Hurt 100Ĭars have an internal regulator, or governor, that limits how fast they can go. Read more about David Goggins, The Hurt 100, and how he persevered.
He wanted to complete a 100 mile race no matter what. What is the Hurt 100? What was David Goggins’ Hurt 100 experience like?Īccording to David Goggins, the Hurt 100 was another chance to prove himself. Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading.
This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins.
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