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Can One be Comfortably Incompetent?

My brain has been consistently fried lately, but in a good way (that's possible, right?). Over the last couple months I have started 3 new big, time and mind consuming things. I went from being, what I believe, was a very proficient person and for a decent amount of time to incompetent most of the time. Prior to June I was an emergency medical technician (EMT) for nearly 5 years. I have been a law enforcement officer in some capacity, full or part-time for over 4 years and sporadically trained hands-on skill when the opportunities presented themselves.  Since getting into my career choices I have always been a huge advocate for training, whether it be on your dime or your departments and have walked the walk, meaning I don't just tell people to train and then not do it. I've spent countless dollars to train with some of the best instructors that I wouldn't change if given the opportunity. In June I passed my national paramedic exam. It was the single hardest...
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My First Half-Marathon

Yesterday I ran my first half-marathon. I made a goal at the beginning of the year one of my goals was to run a half-marathon. Thank you to the running group I am a part of, I quickly found one and signed up. I had full intentions of training during the year, but things happen and I ultimately did not. I had done a day of Ragbrai in June and did some good work on my knee that kind of put me out of service for a few weeks. Anyway, I ran a few miles here and there this year, nothing like I planned. Two weeks before the half I did not run at all and the Friday (two days before) I ran 6.28 miles. My longest run ever. I stretch, foam roll and do yoga regularly-ish, so I was hoping that and my mental abilities would allow me to make it through. The day of the marathon came and I was pretty neutral. I harp on my siblings constantly to not have a negative attitude going into things, and they reminded me of that. I took their advice and stayed neutral and even a little positive. The morni...
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