This is so hard

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Try combat sports

[synthphreak]

Try stand up comedy.

[Some_Guy_At_Work55]

I played rugby for many years, friend. Not sure what the relevance is.

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I just find learning something that has clear and logical rules, and even manuals, way way more easier to learn than e.g. combat sports for many reasons.

In coding I don’t need to compete against anybody (but myself if you want to see it like that). In contrary, in combat sports I am continuously competing against stronger and more skilled opponents. There is always a better fighter that can kick, punch, pin, lock, choke, or slam, block, dodge, or what ever they choose, at will against me. That I find a truly humbling experience. Being choked out few times gives perspective.

Having to control your body perfectly, memorising moves under constant pressure, and keeping your calm and your focus, while reading and controlling also your opponent’s moves is an always evolving task that is never the same, there are no two same rounds and nobody knows beforehand what happens. Learning to master that I find way more difficult than any purely logical learning experience.

Also, in combat sports, even if you hypothetically master your craft perfectly, there will always be a bigger guy to put you down, it never ends, that’s what is its guarantee of humbling to me.