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thoughts on chapter three: a water-vein that doesn't dry up, especially in literature, is a rare blessing. depend on your training and you'll find them, no matter how deep. it will be difficult. / everything i've learned about writing, i've learned from running: how much can i push myself? how much rest is appropriate? how can i take something and still keep it going, keep it decent? when does it become narrowminded?
— Nov 11, 2022 03:43PM
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chapter five: in order to fight the proximity to the toxins, you must build a strong immune system with strength and stamina and be your best, even go beyond yourself.
chapter six: i didn't come here to walk, i came here to run / if i break my rules once, i'm bound to break many more / the natural flower garden on the long penninsula, evening had come on and the air had a special clarity to it.
— Nov 11, 2022 05:25PM
chapter six: i didn't come here to walk, i came here to run / if i break my rules once, i'm bound to break many more / the natural flower garden on the long penninsula, evening had come on and the air had a special clarity to it.
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continued from previous note (ch. 4): how much should i be focused on my inner world? how much should i start being confident or doubting myself? / it's important to push yourself to the limits but exceed those and it goes to waste.
notes on chapter five: murakami gets weird about young harvard women in this particular chapter.... / the tastiest part of a poisonous fish is next to the poison, same as writing.
— Nov 11, 2022 04:07PM
notes on chapter five: murakami gets weird about young harvard women in this particular chapter.... / the tastiest part of a poisonous fish is next to the poison, same as writing.
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thoughts on chapter two: you need a lot of training to do the sustained, long work you want to do! you really do get what you pay for / training is about tying up loose screws, trying to see what you can really do. you cannot half-ass it, you cannot be arrogant, you must learn from mistakes through the training.
thoughts on chapter three: "everything i know about fiction i learned from running."
— Nov 11, 2022 03:15PM
thoughts on chapter three: "everything i know about fiction i learned from running."
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notes from chapter two: as long as the one person out of ten really likes your stuff, you're doing your due diligence. but in order to do your due diligence, you must find your philosophy and stay steadfast to it. / when the redlight is obvious, the unfairness of a situation, count it as a blessing as others have it easy and, therefore, later on, they wouldn't.
— Nov 11, 2022 11:56AM
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thoughts on chapter two: the pleasure of being a writer is getting up early and going to bed early / wake up with the sun, go to bed earlier. it's the kind of life "respectable people live" and you could see the people you WANT to see---what a straightforward pleasure. / people might get mad at the simplicity LOL / find your priorities now, build your day around it. welcome days that only improve from the last.
— Nov 11, 2022 11:37AM
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thoughts on chapter two: reason why he started running was because he was idle, gaining weight, and smoking 60 cigs a DAY. running is something you can do alone and with no equipment. / he changed his life entirely and moved to another prefecture / he could never do what he didn't want to do when he didn't want to; when he wanted to do something when and how he wanted to, he gave it all he had.
— Nov 11, 2022 11:34AM
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continued thoughts on chapter one: running is a thought-void, he's meditating, and he wouldn't compromise on entering this vastness
thoughts on chapter two: he sent a chapter off to a lit mag and didn't keep a copy, he was more concerned with finishing the story rather than if it would see the light of day or not / "i just couldn't be clever", he had to do one thing as a time, not half-heartedly.
— Nov 11, 2022 11:27AM
thoughts on chapter two: he sent a chapter off to a lit mag and didn't keep a copy, he was more concerned with finishing the story rather than if it would see the light of day or not / "i just couldn't be clever", he had to do one thing as a time, not half-heartedly.
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listening to the audiobook, he said something that absolutely struck me and i'm paraphrasing from chapter one: i'm just trying to beat myself from yesterday and the way i define that win has changed over time. it doesn't necessarily mean distance or speed, but moreso about sense of accomplishment / running is a metaphor / peaking time / running is an opportunity not to talk or be spoken to, this cannot be compromised
— Nov 11, 2022 10:31AM
