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It’s been a month since I hurt my knee. I walk around in a brace. Take it off—and I feel shaky. Put it back on—and I'm fine again.Healing ligaments need an “exoskeleton” to carry some of the load.
Muscles could do the job, if it weren’t for my laziness. There’s a reason Leg Day is a meme magnet—no one loves it. Don’t want to limp and wince with every step? Then hit the gym and suffer with that barbell on your back.
Same story with my forearm. For almost a year, I couldn’t grapple. Diagnosis: medial epicondylitis. I tried shots, pills, therapy—nothing worked. The pain only left when I finally strengthened my shoulders and back. That took the extra load off my elbows.
Now my forearms get special attention—I train them every other day.
Sadly, it took an injury to turn neglect into care. Next goal? Learn to love brutal leg workouts. There’s no other way.
Reality has its own way of fixing a stubborn mind: It teaches through pain and discomfort. Can you avoid that lesson? Sure—if you’ve got a wise health advisor by your side. Too bad — no expert with a broad enough view has made a useful offer yet.
So when it comes to the body, there’s only one real option— learn from your mistakes, and learn fast.
But these insights apply to business too—your “corporate body”:
Always know where your weakest spot is.
Give it a brace—time and support to heal.
And keep someone close who won’t let you skip leg day.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
About me:
As a business therapist, I help tech founders quickly solve dilemmas at the intersection of business and personality, and boost company value as a result.
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