“There's a wonderful story you may also have read by a German writer, von Kleist, about a boxing match with a bear. The man can never defeat this bear because the bear always knows his plans in advance and is ready to deal with any situation. The only way to get through to the bear would be to hit the bear without having first intended to do so. That would catch him.”

— Alan Watts, Taoist Way

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Sounds like the ultimate buzzkill of a workout routine. "Hey, let's try boxing... but only if you can figure out what I'm going to do before I even think about it." Meanwhile, the bear is just over here, sipping tea and waiting for his next opponent to make a move