Ever gone to a driving range and hit a few buckets of ball? Ever gone into a batting cage and got lost in the pleasure of hitting the ball? Ever enjoyed dancing until your feet hurt? These are the pleasures of massed practice. [Read more…] about How Massed Practice Can Help You Succeed
Hug The Future
Life is constant. Well, life is constantly changing. We like to think of it as stable but we are sitting on a spinning ball racing around a universe of spinning balls. We are in motion. [Read more…] about Hug The Future
Are You In A Critical Period
In developmental psychology, there is a distinction between sensitive and critical periods. Both are hypothetical periods of time, typically characteristic of childhood. They are not set standards; just guidelines that usually work. [Read more…] about Are You In A Critical Period
Muscle Memory Mania
There are two types of muscle memory: one in the muscles and one in the head. Let’s start with the one stored in the muscles. [Read more…] about Muscle Memory Mania
Beyond Confidence
Practice leads to confidence. [Read more…] about Beyond Confidence
Fun Ways To Memorize
Kids know how to have fun doing anything. The older we get, the more we separate doing and fun. We know we have to memorize facts and figures. We know it is important to our success. But we don’t see it as fun. Yet memorizing can be fun. [Read more…] about Fun Ways To Memorize
Popeye’s Personality Theory
The Chinese zodiac is about 3500 years old. It says you are the way you are because of when you were born. It’s a complex calculation. The system combines the motion of planets (5 elements, months (12 animals), two tidal motions (yin and yang) and a 60 year cycle.
This is not a voluntary system. It is deterministic. You don’t volunteer to be born in the year of the ox. You can’t aspire to being an ox. You are an ox if you are born in a particular month of a particular year, using the lunar calendar. [Read more…] about Popeye’s Personality Theory