Although Goss was never a serious athlete, he was following the art of periodization: stressing his mind and then letting it recover only to find new ideas, to grow. Goss isn’t the only game-changer who experienced unprecedented success when he stepped away. Next, we’ll turn to the story of another great performer, this time a serious athlete, whose courage to rest yielded a different kind of breakthrough. It’s the story of a runner named Roger Bannister.
