“It is said that the best horses lose when they compete with slower ones and win against better rivals. Undercompensation from the absence of a stressor, absence of challenge, degrades the best of the best.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
This was a nice reminder that there’s a time to sprint, and a time to rest.
But when we sprint, and if we want to grow, we should find the fiercest challenge around. The absence of a stressor is dangerous.