Some people sprint and some people jog. Finding your pace keeps you from burning out chasing somebody else’s.

Sustainable pace differs between people in a way that has nothing to do with commitment. Some work in intense short bursts and some go steadily for years, and both arrive. What burns people out is usually not the effort itself but running at a rhythm borrowed from someone whose energy works differently.

Watch what you are like after two weeks of your current rate, not after two days. The honest test is whether you can repeat it next month. Adjust to the pace you can hold rather than the one you admire, and you will pass plenty of faster starters.