I played (American) football from 2nd grade to 12th grade and although I wasn't the best, I loved it. I was also an AP/IB student so the two circles didn't really overlap. But now I only follow a bit of college football and the playoffs for the NFL. I still love playing the sport, but I feel it's very unproductive to sit and watch for 3-10 hours every weekend, that's the main reason I don't get into it enough and can't keep up with the stats and news that coworkers and friends rattle off during the day.

I do agree with the premise of this article, that to communicate with more people, we should put 1% of the effort into following sports as we do into building businesses or progressing career wise.

Something I've always thought about, refreshing piece.