Source: http://carlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com/2011/04/house-votes-to-repeal-physicians-oyster.html
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Friday, July 29, 2011
The Persistent Armbar
http://www.cagepotato.com/technique-video-of-the-day-the-persistent-armbar/
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Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?75543-The-Persistent-Armbar&goto=newpost
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Top 5 Best Moments Of Bellator 47
Bellator 47 was a solid event through and through, with several entertaining finishes and a few hard-fought wars of attrition. The finals of the Bellator ?Summer Series? Featherweight tournament were decided at Bellator 47, and several other fighters shined in non-tournament bouts. But which stars shined brightest, and what moments will fans be talking about [...]
Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/24/top-5-best-moments-of-bellator-47
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Chael Interview on UFC Connected
Im not sure if people have already seen this or not. Its a few days old so i wouldnt be surprised if its been posted already. I didnt see it though...
Source: http://www.mmaforum.com/ufc/93097-chael-interview-ufc-connected.html
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HDNet Fights Video Vault: Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Tommy Depret at United Glory 14
Many MMA pundits consider Siyar Bahadurzada one of the best middleweights in the world not currently competing on U.S. soil.The Afghan native recently earned his way to the finals of Ultimate Glory's impressive eight-man welterweight tournament, and he faced teammate Tommy Depret with the tourney title on the line.
In a special bonus edition of HDNet Fights Video Vault, we take a look back at the May 28 tournament final.
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How?s That Working for You?
A contributor to our Bipolar Blog recently shared her story of living with Bipolar II and how a vegan diet along with 5-HTP and exercise helps her maintain mood stability. That got me thinking that it might be interesting and helpful to hear from others about what works (and what hasn’t) for them. We’re all [...]
Source: http://blogs.psychcentral.com/bipolar/2011/06/bipolar-disorder-treatments-that-work/
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A UFC Fight Is The Only Way Cung Le Will Leave His Acting Jobs
A UFC Fight Is The Only Way Cung Le Will Leave His Acting Jobs.
Vid thanks to MMAWeekly.
Vid thanks to MMAWeekly.
Source: http://www.mmatko.com/a-ufc-fight-is-the-only-way-cung-le-will-leave-his-acting-jobs/
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5 Reasons Tito Ortiz Will Likely Defeat Rashad Evans
<B>By MATT MOLGAARD<BR>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer</B><BR><BR>
Tito Ortiz?s career hasn?t appeared this promising in well over half a decade. The ?Huntington Beach Bad Boy? broke a five year skid when he submitted highly praised prospect, Ryan Bader at UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2, and the unlikely win has reignited interest in the once dismissed former champion.<BR><BR>
Prior to the bout a few interesting factors loomed; the most pronounced was the clear indication that a loss to Bader would signal (what many considered) a long overdue release of Ortiz, who hadn?t posted a victory for the promotion since October of 2006. With a contract that guarantees a sizeable reward regardless of outcome, Ortiz had become a costly investment that, quite frankly wasn?t paying off.<BR><BR>
The victory over Bader, as unlikely as it seemed at the time, shocked audiences everywhere, and showcased two attributes we rarely see from Ortiz: quality submission skills and dangerous punching power. In short, Ortiz looked better than he?s looked since holding the belt circa 2000.<BR><BR>
Now, Ortiz has a prime opportunity to put himself right back into the mix of upper echelon light heavyweights. Though only weeks distanced from his last outing, Ortiz agreed to meet the fellow former champion at UFC 133 after Evans? previous opponent, Phil Davis withdrew due to injury. The bout will hand Ortiz a chance at redemption, as a point deduction prevented him from earning a decision nod over Evans when the two first collided at UFC 73 in 2007.<BR><BR>
While there?s certainly no guarantee as to the outcome of a fight, Tito Ortiz enters this specific bout with some considerable advantages over Evans; let?s break this one down!<BR><BR><!--more-break-->
<B>5. Hunger, Literally:</B> Ortiz may have shocked Ryan Bader, but make no mistake, his career is still in jeopardy. A loss here puts him right back on the cusp of release, and that?s something Ortiz can ill afford. Expect Tito to come out hungry and determined, for this is one gentleman who certainly doesn?t want to lose his job; the man?s got kids to feed.<BR><BR>
<B>4. Mouthwash, Use It:</B> There?s no doubt that Tito mentally kicks himself repeatedly for clinging to the octagon?s fencing at UFC 73. The foolish foul not only earned Tito an unwanted point deduction, which resulted in a draw, it ensured he continue in his winless ways, and acted as a springboard for Rashad, who?s not only faced nothing but elite competition since, winning the divisional title in the process.<BR><BR>
Ortiz knows that one mistake cost him the fight, and he?ll be ready to rinse the nasty taste that?s lingered since that dreadful evening. Don?t expect too many erroneous maneuvers from Tito this time around.<BR><BR>
<B>3. Rust, It?s Tough To Shake:</B> By the time these two climb back into the cage to settle their score, Rashad will have been inactive for roughly fifteen months. That type of layoff can be good in some cases, and horrible in others: Considering the fact that Evans has only competed three times in the last two years, I don?t consider the hiatus beneficial.<BR><BR>
Expect Rashad to require at least a single round to shake the rust and find his rhythm and timing. That?s ample opportunity for Ortiz to pick up big points and distance himself on the judges? score cards early. Hell, Tito may even seize the chance to land a fight changing strike.<BR><BR>
<B>2. You Know I Already Won, Bro:</B> Ortiz should have a solid mental edge, finally (how often can you say that about Tito?). Not only is he returning after the (arguably) most impressive fight of his career, but mentally he?s got to believe he won the first fight.<BR><BR>
Confidence (as can a lack of, for that matter) can sometimes predetermine the outcome of a fight, and this is a good example of a likely candidate for that setup. Expect Ortiz to take the greater risks in this rematch.<BR><BR><!--more-break-->
<B>1. Momentum Baby:</B> This selection fits hand in hand with number three, for opposing reasons, obviously. Tito?s returning after just a month away from action, he just defeated an opponent with a similar skillset to Rashad?s, and he?s got the memory of their initial meeting boiling in his brain. These factors should only bolster Tito?s belief in himself, and have likely cast a shadow of doubt in the mind of Rashad Evans. Anything can happen in MMA, but I favor momentum nine of ten times.<BR><BR>
Leave your feedback on this article by posting a comment directly below! You can also chat about the card in the <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/forums" target="_Blank"><B>MMANEWS.COM Forums</B></A> and/or the <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/mmanewsdotcom" target="_Blank"><B>MMANEWS.COM Facebook</B></A>. If that wasn't enough, MMANEWS.COM is now on Twitter as well <A HREF="http://twitter.com/mmanewsdotcom" target="_Blank"><B>@mmanewsdotcom</B></A>.<BR><BR>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer</B><BR><BR>
Tito Ortiz?s career hasn?t appeared this promising in well over half a decade. The ?Huntington Beach Bad Boy? broke a five year skid when he submitted highly praised prospect, Ryan Bader at UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2, and the unlikely win has reignited interest in the once dismissed former champion.<BR><BR>
Prior to the bout a few interesting factors loomed; the most pronounced was the clear indication that a loss to Bader would signal (what many considered) a long overdue release of Ortiz, who hadn?t posted a victory for the promotion since October of 2006. With a contract that guarantees a sizeable reward regardless of outcome, Ortiz had become a costly investment that, quite frankly wasn?t paying off.<BR><BR>
The victory over Bader, as unlikely as it seemed at the time, shocked audiences everywhere, and showcased two attributes we rarely see from Ortiz: quality submission skills and dangerous punching power. In short, Ortiz looked better than he?s looked since holding the belt circa 2000.<BR><BR>
Now, Ortiz has a prime opportunity to put himself right back into the mix of upper echelon light heavyweights. Though only weeks distanced from his last outing, Ortiz agreed to meet the fellow former champion at UFC 133 after Evans? previous opponent, Phil Davis withdrew due to injury. The bout will hand Ortiz a chance at redemption, as a point deduction prevented him from earning a decision nod over Evans when the two first collided at UFC 73 in 2007.<BR><BR>
While there?s certainly no guarantee as to the outcome of a fight, Tito Ortiz enters this specific bout with some considerable advantages over Evans; let?s break this one down!<BR><BR><!--more-break-->
<B>5. Hunger, Literally:</B> Ortiz may have shocked Ryan Bader, but make no mistake, his career is still in jeopardy. A loss here puts him right back on the cusp of release, and that?s something Ortiz can ill afford. Expect Tito to come out hungry and determined, for this is one gentleman who certainly doesn?t want to lose his job; the man?s got kids to feed.<BR><BR>
<B>4. Mouthwash, Use It:</B> There?s no doubt that Tito mentally kicks himself repeatedly for clinging to the octagon?s fencing at UFC 73. The foolish foul not only earned Tito an unwanted point deduction, which resulted in a draw, it ensured he continue in his winless ways, and acted as a springboard for Rashad, who?s not only faced nothing but elite competition since, winning the divisional title in the process.<BR><BR>
Ortiz knows that one mistake cost him the fight, and he?ll be ready to rinse the nasty taste that?s lingered since that dreadful evening. Don?t expect too many erroneous maneuvers from Tito this time around.<BR><BR>
<B>3. Rust, It?s Tough To Shake:</B> By the time these two climb back into the cage to settle their score, Rashad will have been inactive for roughly fifteen months. That type of layoff can be good in some cases, and horrible in others: Considering the fact that Evans has only competed three times in the last two years, I don?t consider the hiatus beneficial.<BR><BR>
Expect Rashad to require at least a single round to shake the rust and find his rhythm and timing. That?s ample opportunity for Ortiz to pick up big points and distance himself on the judges? score cards early. Hell, Tito may even seize the chance to land a fight changing strike.<BR><BR>
<B>2. You Know I Already Won, Bro:</B> Ortiz should have a solid mental edge, finally (how often can you say that about Tito?). Not only is he returning after the (arguably) most impressive fight of his career, but mentally he?s got to believe he won the first fight.<BR><BR>
Confidence (as can a lack of, for that matter) can sometimes predetermine the outcome of a fight, and this is a good example of a likely candidate for that setup. Expect Ortiz to take the greater risks in this rematch.<BR><BR><!--more-break-->
<B>1. Momentum Baby:</B> This selection fits hand in hand with number three, for opposing reasons, obviously. Tito?s returning after just a month away from action, he just defeated an opponent with a similar skillset to Rashad?s, and he?s got the memory of their initial meeting boiling in his brain. These factors should only bolster Tito?s belief in himself, and have likely cast a shadow of doubt in the mind of Rashad Evans. Anything can happen in MMA, but I favor momentum nine of ten times.<BR><BR>
Leave your feedback on this article by posting a comment directly below! You can also chat about the card in the <A HREF="http://www.mmanews.com/forums" target="_Blank"><B>MMANEWS.COM Forums</B></A> and/or the <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/mmanewsdotcom" target="_Blank"><B>MMANEWS.COM Facebook</B></A>. If that wasn't enough, MMANEWS.COM is now on Twitter as well <A HREF="http://twitter.com/mmanewsdotcom" target="_Blank"><B>@mmanewsdotcom</B></A>.<BR><BR>
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Rory MacDonald responds to UFC 133 opponent Mike Pyle, reveals aspirations in higher weight classes
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Mike Pyle went on the attack against his UFC 133 opponent Rory MacDonald in a blog penned for ESPN.com this past week, and essentially acted incredulous at the fact that most have pegged MacDonald the favorite in their fight.
Citing his vast experience edge and the fact that he's been fighting since MacDonald was a child, Pyle made his case for why he simply feels he's better than MacDonald. In his own blog at Sportsnet.ca, MacDonald has responded to Pyle's experience claims, and makes the case that his training with high level fighters at Montreal's TriStar Gym, including UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre, helps his training and experience come along at a higher pace.
"My next opponent Mike Pyle likes to talk about experience a lot and constantly highlights the fact that he has plenty of it and I don't," MacDonald wrote. "Well, that's fine. I understand that. The guy is 35 years of age and has a wealth of fights under his belt. I respect his experience and I respect the journey he has gone on in this great sport."
"When we fight at UFC 133 on Aug. 6 in a couple of weeks, I'd like to think I can beat him and claim some of that experience from him. I'm also planning on showing him just what I've learned along the way. After all, when you're training with the guys I'm training with, your speed of development and experience works at 10 times the rate of most normal fighters."
MacDonald says he's improved leaps and bounds since he began work at TriStar, and he feels that he's coming along and doing exactly what Pyle said in his blog he needed to do.
"Year-by-year my skill-set improves leaps and bounds, but since I arrived at the TriStar gym in Montreal last August my game has gone through the roof," MacDonald said. "The rate of improvement has just accelerated even further and I'm now gaining the kind of experience, in both the gym and in fights, that Pyle says I need to accumulate over time. I'm a far better fighter now than I was this time last year, as I'm mixing with a better class of fighter and coach and have also added numerous tools to my game."
He then turned his attention in the blog to St. Pierre and just what he's learned from working closely with one of the top fighters in the sport's history.
"I went to all his training sessions with him and watched and studied the way he went about work," MacDonald explained. "I'd then pick his brain on the journey to and from the gym. I followed him everywhere for a good few months and really got a priceless insight into how a great champion trains and lives. You pick up so much experience from just talking to guys like Georges. He would talk to me about how he prepares, how he deals with nerves and everything else in between. No question went unanswered and it was a huge benefit for me."
"Georges is like no other training partner," MacDonald continued. "He is not only very accommodating and personable, but he also happens to be the best fighter on the planet. You couldn't ask for a better guy to show you the ropes. He's an amazing person and one of my best friends. I now know that in order to reach the level Georges is at right now I have to do everything he does and more. He lives and breathes his career and the sport and leaves nothing to chance. He's the most dedicated and hard-working guy I have ever seen. If you're not willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself to the game the way Georges does then don't expect to reach the same level.
"He also does it right. While other guys are out lifting weights and trying to just get the "look," Georges will be studying and perfecting his art. He knows what is important and what isn't. He is both a great athlete and a great technician."
With the relationship developing between the young protege and the Champ, MacDonald addressed the issue of whether he'd ever consider fighting St. Pierre. Much like others that have been in his spot with teammates and close training partners, the 22-year-old welterweight said it's something he'd avoid. In the same breath, MacDonald admitted some lofty goals for his career.
"If anything, I would move up in weight and fight for the middleweight or light-heavyweight belts instead [of fighting St. Pierre at welterweight]," he wrote. "I'm not scared to move up in weight."
"By the time my career is over, I'd like to say that I'd competed at welterweight, middleweight, light-heavyweight and even heavyweight. I'd love to do something like that."
Link to Full Blog
Penick's Analysis: MacDonald was already a phenomenal talent before heading to the TriStar gym, and being able to work with one of the best fighters in the world on a day to day basis is something that gives him an edge. Not many fighters get the chance to learn from one of the world's best, and if St. Pierre's influence can bring him along on a faster path he could be a scary talent in short order. This fight with Pyle is a big step, and if he can pass the test he'll move on to the next level up.
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Citing his vast experience edge and the fact that he's been fighting since MacDonald was a child, Pyle made his case for why he simply feels he's better than MacDonald. In his own blog at Sportsnet.ca, MacDonald has responded to Pyle's experience claims, and makes the case that his training with high level fighters at Montreal's TriStar Gym, including UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre, helps his training and experience come along at a higher pace.
"My next opponent Mike Pyle likes to talk about experience a lot and constantly highlights the fact that he has plenty of it and I don't," MacDonald wrote. "Well, that's fine. I understand that. The guy is 35 years of age and has a wealth of fights under his belt. I respect his experience and I respect the journey he has gone on in this great sport."
"When we fight at UFC 133 on Aug. 6 in a couple of weeks, I'd like to think I can beat him and claim some of that experience from him. I'm also planning on showing him just what I've learned along the way. After all, when you're training with the guys I'm training with, your speed of development and experience works at 10 times the rate of most normal fighters."
MacDonald says he's improved leaps and bounds since he began work at TriStar, and he feels that he's coming along and doing exactly what Pyle said in his blog he needed to do.
"Year-by-year my skill-set improves leaps and bounds, but since I arrived at the TriStar gym in Montreal last August my game has gone through the roof," MacDonald said. "The rate of improvement has just accelerated even further and I'm now gaining the kind of experience, in both the gym and in fights, that Pyle says I need to accumulate over time. I'm a far better fighter now than I was this time last year, as I'm mixing with a better class of fighter and coach and have also added numerous tools to my game."
He then turned his attention in the blog to St. Pierre and just what he's learned from working closely with one of the top fighters in the sport's history.
"I went to all his training sessions with him and watched and studied the way he went about work," MacDonald explained. "I'd then pick his brain on the journey to and from the gym. I followed him everywhere for a good few months and really got a priceless insight into how a great champion trains and lives. You pick up so much experience from just talking to guys like Georges. He would talk to me about how he prepares, how he deals with nerves and everything else in between. No question went unanswered and it was a huge benefit for me."
"Georges is like no other training partner," MacDonald continued. "He is not only very accommodating and personable, but he also happens to be the best fighter on the planet. You couldn't ask for a better guy to show you the ropes. He's an amazing person and one of my best friends. I now know that in order to reach the level Georges is at right now I have to do everything he does and more. He lives and breathes his career and the sport and leaves nothing to chance. He's the most dedicated and hard-working guy I have ever seen. If you're not willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself to the game the way Georges does then don't expect to reach the same level.
"He also does it right. While other guys are out lifting weights and trying to just get the "look," Georges will be studying and perfecting his art. He knows what is important and what isn't. He is both a great athlete and a great technician."
With the relationship developing between the young protege and the Champ, MacDonald addressed the issue of whether he'd ever consider fighting St. Pierre. Much like others that have been in his spot with teammates and close training partners, the 22-year-old welterweight said it's something he'd avoid. In the same breath, MacDonald admitted some lofty goals for his career.
"If anything, I would move up in weight and fight for the middleweight or light-heavyweight belts instead [of fighting St. Pierre at welterweight]," he wrote. "I'm not scared to move up in weight."
"By the time my career is over, I'd like to say that I'd competed at welterweight, middleweight, light-heavyweight and even heavyweight. I'd love to do something like that."
Link to Full Blog
Penick's Analysis: MacDonald was already a phenomenal talent before heading to the TriStar gym, and being able to work with one of the best fighters in the world on a day to day basis is something that gives him an edge. Not many fighters get the chance to learn from one of the world's best, and if St. Pierre's influence can bring him along on a faster path he could be a scary talent in short order. This fight with Pyle is a big step, and if he can pass the test he'll move on to the next level up.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_10013.shtml
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?UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou? Tickets Available This Morning
?UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou? takes place September 17th inside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. UFC Fight Club members get first dibs at tickets this morning at 11AM ET/8AM PT via UFCFightClub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC Newsletter subscribers on Friday, July 29th [...]
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/83315/ufc-fight-night-25-battle-on-the-bayou-tickets-available-this-morning/
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Maria Orsitsch Channels Technology for the Nazi's
Eddie BRavo was talking about her on Twitter so I looked her up. She was suprisingly fuckin hot wow. Probably evil but still hot.
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Distracted! How ADHD Almost Kicked My Novel's Butt
As I wrote before in "Writing and Succeeding Despite My Brain", I planned on writing about how ADHD & Distraction played a part in my writing goals over the year.
Then I got distracted.
In hindsight, my focus on finishing a novel or three by my 44th birthday was a highly motivating factor that helped stave off most distractions. I didn't suddenly decide to become a lion tamer, or become convinced that I needed to create a network of blogs about SciFi TV with affiliate links to Amazon to roll in the scores of pennies that were bound to come my way. I said "no" to many new projects and stayed focused.
However, my progress wasn't very impressive. I've covered here numerous times since August how I wrote myself into an endless revision loop. I learned to separate editing from writing, something I already did when I blogged but didn't think to do when writing a novel. Knowing I needed to do that was the door out of the loop, but the key? That was given to me by my friend, Carol Lynch Williams. That key did more than get me free of endless revisions. It opened up new doors of productivity.
As any of you with ADHD know, the ability to hyperfocus is one of the greatest gifts of having ADHD. In that quiet room of tunnel vision, we are free from distractions and, almost manically, see a project through to the end. Many of us utilize this ability to offset our general miandering through life. Project by project by project we shape our future and define ourselves.
Yet, there are many times when hyperfocus is detrimental. As a full-time dad, hyperfocusing on my writing while I'm supposed to be watching my girls is one of those times. My insomnia still played havok with my schedule, wasting the precious hours of free time I had while the girls were at school. I found myself in a dilemma. Since I couldn't write unless I was hyperfocused, and I couldn't allow myself to be hyperfocused on writing, I never wrote. Teaching myself to write everyday helped me to rethink how I spent my time, and to write without being hyperfocused, but I still had a difficult time justifying the time.
When I called Carol frustrated with my lack of progress last January, she said many wise things to me, but the wisest of all was to challenge me to write a summary of my story?to lay out all the chapters in front of me with only three sentences allowed per chapter. After the Superstars Writing Seminar, I was fired up and able to finish that assignment.
Although that sparse summary failed to convey much of the story in a way that Carol could follow, it did something unexpected for me: the outline transformed my writing.
One of the problems with my previous edit loop was that I made things up as I went along in my pursuit of an organic writing zen. Perhaps other writers can work that way, but I have always needed an outline, even when I blogged. Having an outline of my novel didn't diminish the impetus to finish it as I had feared. Instead, it gave me a desperately needed roadmap. Now ADHD distraction didn't pull my story in various, lurching directions.
There was another interesting side-effect. A year ago I spoke with Janette Rallison, a young adult fiction writer from Arizona. She had mentioned how she would write inbetween doing errands with her kids. The idea was unfathomable to me so I emailed her about it to ensure it wasn't just hyperbole for entertainment's effect. She verified it was true, but I was no closer to doing the same in my own life, and I truly worried if I'd ever finish my first book without being able to do it.
Now that I have an outline, I can write scene by scene. I can dip in and out where I couldn't before. The outline was the key that unlocked this for me. The outline gave me a clear roadmap without the need to hyperfocus. Others showed me the way was possible, but only Carol gave me the gas to fill up my tank.
All of this seems so silly and obvious now, but most epiphanies usually are once they manifest themselves. For me the epiphany was that I needed an outline to write a better story. I had done my research. Other writers with ADHD wrote first draft masterpieces in one fell swoop. Why couldn't I do it? I was so fixated on writing WITHOUT an outline that I never considered this elementary idea was the solution I needed. But why wouldn't it be? I don't go shopping without a list of items for fear I'll get lost on my way to the milk aisle. Why wouldn't I need an outline for something so much more complex?
By pushing myself in this public way, I have been forced to isolate my problems and find solutions for them. This Splintered Books Project may end up being the most important project I have undertaken in my adult life. My only regret is that I hadn't done something like this earlier in my life. But 44 isn't that old, right? I've got at least another 40 years of productivity ahead of me. My only worry is that I'll need them all to figure things out.
Next time: Info Addiction. Oh, baby. I got it bad. Who has time to write when there is so much news to read?
Follow me on Twitter for my ADHD escapades at @SplinteredMind or my novel writing project over at @DouglasCootey. And if you're a glutton for punishment you can friend me on Facebook as well.
Then I got distracted.
3. Distractions: Interesting things all around are as kryptonite to the ADHD mind.
In hindsight, my focus on finishing a novel or three by my 44th birthday was a highly motivating factor that helped stave off most distractions. I didn't suddenly decide to become a lion tamer, or become convinced that I needed to create a network of blogs about SciFi TV with affiliate links to Amazon to roll in the scores of pennies that were bound to come my way. I said "no" to many new projects and stayed focused.However, my progress wasn't very impressive. I've covered here numerous times since August how I wrote myself into an endless revision loop. I learned to separate editing from writing, something I already did when I blogged but didn't think to do when writing a novel. Knowing I needed to do that was the door out of the loop, but the key? That was given to me by my friend, Carol Lynch Williams. That key did more than get me free of endless revisions. It opened up new doors of productivity.
As any of you with ADHD know, the ability to hyperfocus is one of the greatest gifts of having ADHD. In that quiet room of tunnel vision, we are free from distractions and, almost manically, see a project through to the end. Many of us utilize this ability to offset our general miandering through life. Project by project by project we shape our future and define ourselves.
Yet, there are many times when hyperfocus is detrimental. As a full-time dad, hyperfocusing on my writing while I'm supposed to be watching my girls is one of those times. My insomnia still played havok with my schedule, wasting the precious hours of free time I had while the girls were at school. I found myself in a dilemma. Since I couldn't write unless I was hyperfocused, and I couldn't allow myself to be hyperfocused on writing, I never wrote. Teaching myself to write everyday helped me to rethink how I spent my time, and to write without being hyperfocused, but I still had a difficult time justifying the time.
When I called Carol frustrated with my lack of progress last January, she said many wise things to me, but the wisest of all was to challenge me to write a summary of my story?to lay out all the chapters in front of me with only three sentences allowed per chapter. After the Superstars Writing Seminar, I was fired up and able to finish that assignment.
Although that sparse summary failed to convey much of the story in a way that Carol could follow, it did something unexpected for me: the outline transformed my writing.
One of the problems with my previous edit loop was that I made things up as I went along in my pursuit of an organic writing zen. Perhaps other writers can work that way, but I have always needed an outline, even when I blogged. Having an outline of my novel didn't diminish the impetus to finish it as I had feared. Instead, it gave me a desperately needed roadmap. Now ADHD distraction didn't pull my story in various, lurching directions.
There was another interesting side-effect. A year ago I spoke with Janette Rallison, a young adult fiction writer from Arizona. She had mentioned how she would write inbetween doing errands with her kids. The idea was unfathomable to me so I emailed her about it to ensure it wasn't just hyperbole for entertainment's effect. She verified it was true, but I was no closer to doing the same in my own life, and I truly worried if I'd ever finish my first book without being able to do it.
Now that I have an outline, I can write scene by scene. I can dip in and out where I couldn't before. The outline was the key that unlocked this for me. The outline gave me a clear roadmap without the need to hyperfocus. Others showed me the way was possible, but only Carol gave me the gas to fill up my tank.
All of this seems so silly and obvious now, but most epiphanies usually are once they manifest themselves. For me the epiphany was that I needed an outline to write a better story. I had done my research. Other writers with ADHD wrote first draft masterpieces in one fell swoop. Why couldn't I do it? I was so fixated on writing WITHOUT an outline that I never considered this elementary idea was the solution I needed. But why wouldn't it be? I don't go shopping without a list of items for fear I'll get lost on my way to the milk aisle. Why wouldn't I need an outline for something so much more complex?
By pushing myself in this public way, I have been forced to isolate my problems and find solutions for them. This Splintered Books Project may end up being the most important project I have undertaken in my adult life. My only regret is that I hadn't done something like this earlier in my life. But 44 isn't that old, right? I've got at least another 40 years of productivity ahead of me. My only worry is that I'll need them all to figure things out.
Next time: Info Addiction. Oh, baby. I got it bad. Who has time to write when there is so much news to read?
Follow me on Twitter for my ADHD escapades at @SplinteredMind or my novel writing project over at @DouglasCootey. And if you're a glutton for punishment you can friend me on Facebook as well.
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Tim Kennedy Interview and Workout highlights
Short spiel on his training philosophy and some excerpts from his conditioning workout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz1C41Sh7mw&feature=player_embedded#at=305
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz1C41Sh7mw&feature=player_embedded#at=305
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Tito Ortiz discusses expensive car accident from last weekend, says all pressure on Rashad Evans at UFC 133
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
With all of the injuries that have already hit the UFC 133 card, having another fighter get forced out of the event would be an absolute nightmare for the UFC.
So when Tito Ortiz got into a car accident this past weekend, he surely gave UFC brass a scare. Fortunately for all involved, no one was hurt in the fender bender, but Ortiz suffered a financial hit, as he said the repairs for the vehicle would be coming out of his own pocket.
Has it been mentioned that the vehicle in question is a $300,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom?
That's right, Ortiz's accident was while driving his favorite, most expensive vehicle, and the damage done is coming out of his pocket to the tune of upwards of $45,000. Ortiz took to his fight blog at ESPN.com to discuss the accident and more.
"I learned a valuable -- or maybe I should say 'expensive' -- lesson at the weekend: Don't text and drive!" Ortiz wrote. "I was taking a day off from training and driving in my Rolls-Royce Phantom, my pride and joy, and I looked down at my phone for literally one second because I had a text -- and I crashed my Phantom."
"My first concern was my son, Jacob, who was travelling with me. He was fine, we were only doing 20 mph and I hit the brakes, but it is a shock to any parent to have their kid involved in any kind of accident. But he was totally fine so I got out to look at the damage ... and I nearly cried right there."
Ortiz was understandably emotional to the damage done to the vehicle. It was something he had worked hard for, and it took a lot of his hard-earned money to purchase, so having it damaged in a momentary lapse of judgment certainly hurt. In the end, he learned an important lesson the hard way.
"Seriously, I know it is just a car, just a possession, and it's a little funny to think of a grown man, a UFC champion, crying because of a fender bender but I don't care," he wrote. "The car is worth $300,000 and I did about $45,000 worth of damage. Just so, so depressing. Putting it another way: after tax, that's my entire 'Submission of the night' bonus from choking out Ryan Bader at UFC 132. Now I need another sub or KO or Fight of the night against Rashad Evans at UFC 133.
"Seriously, kids, don't text and drive."
As he came out of the accident without an injury, Ortiz turns his attention back to his UFC 133 main event fight with Rashad Evans. He took the fight on short notice, and after winning his first fight in five years he's feeling no pressure for this bout, and he feels that plays into his favor.
"I said it before and will say it again: all the pressure is on Rashad. And I am going to put a ton more on him in the first round," he said. "Can Rashad deal with that pressure? Can he deal with the pressure that everyone expects him to win this fight, against a guy he should have lost to before even thought I was hurt in that first fight? That's a lot of pressure on him. He stayed out for 14 months rather than take fights, and it was a huge mistake in his career. Now he's almost forgotten and the guy he has a W over -- Rampage -- is fighting for the title and not him. That's even more pressure on him for this fight.
"I am not sure he can handle that pressure."
Link to Full Blog at ESPN.com
Penick's Analysis: Ortiz - and the UFC as well - is extremely lucky that he didn't injure himself in this accident. By making it out with perhaps a bruised ego and a bit of an emotional ordeal, as well as a bit of a hit to his bank account, Ortiz is alright to get right back into training and will be ready for next Saturday's fight card. As far as his comments on Rashad, he's certainly got a point about the pressure of the fight. Evans has a lot to lose against Ortiz, and even though he's the big favorite coming into the fight he's got to follow through on that and pick up the win. If he falls in this fight he loses out on his title fight, and may drop far in the division. If he steps up and gets through this he'll keep himself right where he's at.
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So when Tito Ortiz got into a car accident this past weekend, he surely gave UFC brass a scare. Fortunately for all involved, no one was hurt in the fender bender, but Ortiz suffered a financial hit, as he said the repairs for the vehicle would be coming out of his own pocket.
Has it been mentioned that the vehicle in question is a $300,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom?
That's right, Ortiz's accident was while driving his favorite, most expensive vehicle, and the damage done is coming out of his pocket to the tune of upwards of $45,000. Ortiz took to his fight blog at ESPN.com to discuss the accident and more.
"I learned a valuable -- or maybe I should say 'expensive' -- lesson at the weekend: Don't text and drive!" Ortiz wrote. "I was taking a day off from training and driving in my Rolls-Royce Phantom, my pride and joy, and I looked down at my phone for literally one second because I had a text -- and I crashed my Phantom."
"My first concern was my son, Jacob, who was travelling with me. He was fine, we were only doing 20 mph and I hit the brakes, but it is a shock to any parent to have their kid involved in any kind of accident. But he was totally fine so I got out to look at the damage ... and I nearly cried right there."
Ortiz was understandably emotional to the damage done to the vehicle. It was something he had worked hard for, and it took a lot of his hard-earned money to purchase, so having it damaged in a momentary lapse of judgment certainly hurt. In the end, he learned an important lesson the hard way.
"Seriously, I know it is just a car, just a possession, and it's a little funny to think of a grown man, a UFC champion, crying because of a fender bender but I don't care," he wrote. "The car is worth $300,000 and I did about $45,000 worth of damage. Just so, so depressing. Putting it another way: after tax, that's my entire 'Submission of the night' bonus from choking out Ryan Bader at UFC 132. Now I need another sub or KO or Fight of the night against Rashad Evans at UFC 133.
"Seriously, kids, don't text and drive."
As he came out of the accident without an injury, Ortiz turns his attention back to his UFC 133 main event fight with Rashad Evans. He took the fight on short notice, and after winning his first fight in five years he's feeling no pressure for this bout, and he feels that plays into his favor.
"I said it before and will say it again: all the pressure is on Rashad. And I am going to put a ton more on him in the first round," he said. "Can Rashad deal with that pressure? Can he deal with the pressure that everyone expects him to win this fight, against a guy he should have lost to before even thought I was hurt in that first fight? That's a lot of pressure on him. He stayed out for 14 months rather than take fights, and it was a huge mistake in his career. Now he's almost forgotten and the guy he has a W over -- Rampage -- is fighting for the title and not him. That's even more pressure on him for this fight.
"I am not sure he can handle that pressure."
Link to Full Blog at ESPN.com
Penick's Analysis: Ortiz - and the UFC as well - is extremely lucky that he didn't injure himself in this accident. By making it out with perhaps a bruised ego and a bit of an emotional ordeal, as well as a bit of a hit to his bank account, Ortiz is alright to get right back into training and will be ready for next Saturday's fight card. As far as his comments on Rashad, he's certainly got a point about the pressure of the fight. Evans has a lot to lose against Ortiz, and even though he's the big favorite coming into the fight he's got to follow through on that and pick up the win. If he falls in this fight he loses out on his title fight, and may drop far in the division. If he steps up and gets through this he'll keep himself right where he's at.
Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_10015.shtml
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