{"id":259,"date":"2026-03-10T12:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/?p=259"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:26:42","slug":"the-balance-between-leadership-and-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/the-balance-between-leadership-and-study\/","title":{"rendered":"The balance between leadership and study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.storyblok.com\/f\/112937\/568x464\/0445bcef27\/english_rugby_terms_hero.jpg\/m\/620x0\/filters:quality(70)\/\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trying to balance leadership and actually learning feels like juggling while the floor is moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rugby practice ended at 5 p.m., but my brain\u2019s still on the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cleats still muddy by the door, shoulders sore from tackles, lungs raw from sprints. Coach pulled me aside after: \u201cYou\u2019re captaining next game\u2014lead by example.\u201d Everyone expects it: calls in the scrum, motivating the lineout, staying late to review plays. It feels good\u2014being the one who holds it together when someone drops the ball or misses a hit. Team chats explode with memes and hype. I reply fast, keep the energy up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe balance isn\u2019t equal time. Maybe it\u2019s knowing when to let the scrum collapse a little so the mind can build something lasting.<br>Tomorrow I\u2019ll lead again\u2014have to. But tonight I chose one selfish page of reading. No playbook. Just thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>One breath between hits and hypotheses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to balance leadership and actually learning feels like juggling while the floor is moving. Rugby practice ended at 5 p.m., but my brain\u2019s still on the field. Cleats still muddy by the door, shoulders sore from tackles, lungs raw from sprints. Coach pulled me aside after: \u201cYou\u2019re captaining next game\u2014lead by example.\u201d Everyone expects [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-journal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":261,"href":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xiaotianle.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}