Most people spend their entire working lives trying to find a way to skirt around the monotony of the pursuit. They change routines. Search for new hacks. Drop endeavors because they feel stale. Quit pursuits because they don’t feel magical or provide the hit of dopamine they thought it would. It’s even more difficult in an era where we get instant hits from swiping and scrolling, changing the queue of things promising to entertain us and alleviate our longings. 

Sirianni (and the Eagles) aren’t skirting around it, they are recognizing monotony for what it is - a critical feature of the pursuit of mastery. An indicator you’re on the right track to getting results.

Instead of risking the possibility of “failure”, cowards settle for the absolute certainty of it by clinging to the false comforts of conformity.

There is always going to be an element of X’s and O’s and strategy associated with winning. But few coaches seem to have the strategy for helping an athlete address their nervous system when it matters most. 

Let's stop chasing the illusion of optimized habits and start cultivating a life that resonates with our souls.

You do not have to repeat the same pattern. We can learn, we can respond, we can create our own lists of “I sure won’t do that again.” That’s the basis for wise living and high performance. Jordan Burroughs models this for us better than anyone. 

Trophies create this illusion that success is a fixed state, a singular event or moment in time. 

Remembrance goes beyond simply recalling facts. It involves actively re-experiencing or re-engaging with past events, emotions, and lessons.