Skateboarding

1. For me it was doing daily squats so I could do squats without falling over. Incorporating this into bending my knees more and feeling relaxed on the board improved my kickflip consistency and quality a lot.

2. And lately it's been not skating too much, not succumbing to the urge or almost feeling obligated to skate daily. At my age I felt like I'm hitting the law of diminishing returns. And I was skateboarding too much by default, on autopilot, without intent. It got me to consider quitting because I felt "what's the point anymore. I'm more talented at climbing anyway. And I'm missing out on so much else I would like to do as well." So I didn't skate for two weeks. Then on an arbitrary day, when it just felt nice to skate with a buddy, I did so, and never skated better, feeling as if I was talented as well. As being in a groove, everything just landed almost effortlessly and felt so good.
   So, nowadays I deliberately not skate as well. The sweet spot is when you start kind of (day)dreaming about it, how certain movements must feel. Then I know it's time for a next session.

“What started as a text to Andy as I walked the streets of Paris, quickly became a reality I never could have dreamt of coming together as it did. This is our gift, to you.” ―Brett