Doing one thing slowly

Weightlifting while listening to ambient music

“Gymnast” (1912), Eugène Jansson

I stopped playing tennis a couple months ago, which for me was no small thing.

I’d been playing a couple times a week for nearly two decades. Then, this spring, a few partners faded away, and I started to notice burnout, a distaste, so I decided to pause for a year or so, fearing I’d begin to dislike the sport.

But I need…