What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
by Haruki Murakami
The novelist's memoir of running and writing: daily discipline, the marathon, the ultramarathon that changed him, ageing, and the plain equation that talent needs focus and endurance. Modest, honest and the best book on routine by a famous writer.
Read it if…
you want to see how a disciplined creative life is actually built.
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Skip it if…
you want running technique.
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Three things you will actually use
- Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.
- Focus and endurance can be trained; talent cannot.
- Do it every day, whether you want to or not.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the hundred-kilometre race.
Our verdict
Discipline, plainly.
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