What it is
Fundamentals are the basic techniques or core principles everything else builds on: the building blocks of competence. You wouldn’t build a house on a fragile foundation, but we do it with skills all the time, skipping ahead to the advanced stuff because the basics feel boring.
How it shows up for me
At some point I started going back to basics for everything: cleaning, hygiene, mental health, cooking, weightlifting, work, relationships, learning. It’s changed more than any advanced technique ever did.
In cooking it looks like this: choosing the best ingredient for each part of the recipe, with care and attention. That’s cooking with love.