SIX at 6: Present Sensations, Dwyane Wade, Swimming Blind, Alex Honnold, Kitchen Confidential, and Generating Evidence
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SIX at 6: Present Sensations, Dwyane Wade, Swimming Blind, Alex Honnold, Kitchen Confidential, and Generating Evidence
I thought experience would make my mental game stronger. But more experience is just that. More experiences. More experiences losing more experiences winning. And what sticks the most recently is the bad. All my confidence I had growing up is lost somewhere. Feels like it’s coming back to me, but oh how easy it seems looking back on it now.
The level of fear “depends [on] the level of preparation.” The level of fear is perfectly mirrored by the level of preparation.
I prefer to take calculated risks. I do my research. I expect failure to happen. And when it does, I figure out why so I can learn from it. I also learn from other people’s failures so I don’t have to make the same mistakes.
If the Average Person Did This for 6 Months, They'd Be Unrecognizable to Their Friends & Family
I think it’s generally human nature to overestimate risk and overestimate opportunity. And I think people in general would be well advised to try to bias against that piece of human nature. The risks are probably not as big as you perceive and the opportunities might be bigger than you perceive. You say it’s confidence but it maybe be compensating
... See moreOn a day I have to perform, I'm impossible to be around. I'm in the winning mindset. If I can observe how others are doing, I will study their every move. I recently participated and won a timed car race. While waiting, I watched everyone's mistakes and learned from them. By the time I went to do my trial, I knew exactly the bare minimum I needed... See more