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The virtue. There is a theory that maybe you should not be giving 100%. You know when

your kids, the advice is always, you know what, so long as you're given 100%, everything's

gonna be okay. Well, maybe there's a theory now saying, man, maybe you shouldn't.

You shouldn't. The coaches of top athletes all over the world agree. You should be giving

85%, specifically 85%, and I'll tell you why. So, Dan. This is so 2022, I can't say that

it is. Okay, go ahead. Dan go to he did this out. So he said, when an athlete is told

to run at 85%, they actually run faster than if they've been told to run at 100%. It's

called the 85% rule. So Carl Lewis was a nine-time Olympic gold medalist who was known

as a master finisher, but a slow starter. He began races at second to last, but usually

ended up finishing first. And it became known that he was not performing at full throttle.

He was going 85% the whole time. Why 85% when you have your best performances, it's when

you're not trying your hardest. Instead, the task feels effortless, easy. Going at 85%

is a mindset about relaxation and performing at a high level while being in flow. It's

about pacing, form, and finishing. At 85%, you're not striving or straining by operating

at the very limit of your ability. You have room to think, focus, and adapt. Applying

the 85% rule helps you balance intensity while being focused and relaxed. So instead of

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