How judo taught me to avoid Startup Burnout

One thing I gained from judo was the importance of persistence. There are no doubt a lot of people who have better technique than me. They had better instructors who came from famous clubs, maybe even the Kodokan. I started at the Alton YMCA.

There are probably lots of people who have more natural athletic talent than me. I was never particularly fast. I’m also very near-sighted, so I couldn’t see the scoreboard or time clock for most of the years I was competing until I finally got contacts. I injured my knee really badly when I was a teenager and…