{"id":782,"date":"2008-06-30T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2008-06-30T17:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/30\/you-cant-always-separate-wins-from-losses\/"},"modified":"2018-04-04T03:03:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T10:03:02","slug":"you-cant-always-separate-wins-from-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/30\/you-cant-always-separate-wins-from-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can&#8217;t Always Separate Wins From Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ppdigital\/2327060953\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/dice.png\" alt=\"Dice.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I go to the gym, the difference between a good day and a bad day can be huge.\u00c2\u00a0 On a bad day you can\u2019t push yourself, you won\u2019t enjoy the exercise and you don\u2019t make any improvements.\u00c2\u00a0 But, I\u2019ve 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