Working Against Nature

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

-Jiddu Krishamurti

Read the passage below from Robert Greene's Mastery:

In fact, we can say that this revolutionary relationship to time fundamentally altered the human mind itself and gave it a particular quality or grain. When we take our time and focus in depth, when we trust that going through the process of months or years will bring us mastery, we work with the grain of this marvelous instrument that developed over so many millions of years. We infallibly move to higher and higher levels of intelligence. We see more deeply and realistically. We practice and make things with skill. We learn to think for ourselves. We become capable of handling complex situations without being overwhelmed. In following this path we become Homo magister, man or woman the Master.

To the extent that we believe we can skip steps, avoid the process, magically gain power through political connections or easy formulas, or depend on our natural talents, we move against this grain and reverse our natural powers. We become slaves to time-as it passes, we grow weaker, less capable, trapped in some dead-end career. We become captive to the opinions and fears of others. Rather than the mind connecting us to reality, we become disconnected and locked in a narrow chamber of thought. The human that depended on focused attention for its survival now becomes the distracted scanning animal, unable to think in-depth, yet unable to depend on instincts.

It is the height of stupidity to believe that in the course of your short life, your few decades of consciousness, you can somehow rewire the configurations of your brain through technology and wishful thinking, overcoming the effect of six million years of development. To go against the grain might bring temporary distraction, but time will mercilessly expose your weakness and impatience. (pg.9)

The Unknowing Saboteur

Aldous Huxley warned: “The victim of mind-manipulation does not know he is a victim. To him, the walls of his prison are invisible and he believes himself to be free.”

Working against Nature is like trying to swim up river

Nature has been around far longer than the blink of an eye humans have existed on this planet. Nature made us; yet, it is common thought nowadays that we are smarter than her. As though we have evolved past our primitive years and left Nature behind. This is a fatal mistake.

All our lives, we are made to think that we need the multitude of conveniences & technologies that make up our societies. We are told you would suffer without the advancements of 21st century living. They say that before the urban jungles, fast food, and endless entertainment, life was short, ugly, and hard. This dynamic of reliance creates the idea that the human body is inherently weak and frail.

It is quite the opposite. The human body is far more powerful than most have ever imagined.

The 6 Areas of Sabotage

Your Function

In your body

Your mind

Your habits

Your terrain

On your body

The 6 areas of your life you can optimize to enhance your health and Football performance.  

Working against Nature Breaks down the power of the human body.  

The human body is an interconnected system all working together from top to bottom. This is how Nature works. She entangles the timing and firing of every biological process to work in unison. This means when something is off, the whole system will suffer.

Working against Nature leaves you untangled & living far below your potential. When a few strands in a spiderweb begins to whither, the whole web can fall. Like many coaches have said, you are only as strong as your weakest link. The work we do here optimizes and strengthens every piece of you from the bottom up. You will be amazed by the transformation of simply allowing your body to operate at its highest capacity.

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