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Archive for the ‘Kaizen’ Category
How to Build World Class Muscle Memory
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 21st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 21st, 2011
Most people stop improving not because they’ve maxed out their innate ability, but because they feel they’ve reached an ‘acceptable’ level — the “OK Plateau.” Anyone can bypass the OK Plateau by doing 3 things.
Why Ease and Arduous Experience are in Harmony (with the Tao)
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 1st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 1st, 2011
Wu Wei or ‘effortless action’ is a key principle in Taoist thought. One translation calls it ‘swimming with the current.’ Swimming seems the ideal activity to pursue Mastery of Wu Wei.
Should we train more intensively in middle age?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 29th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 29th, 2011
I’m pursuing a different kind of Athletic Mastery at age 60, a radical shift after 40 years. Partly to show that age is just a number. And partly because I can grow more neurons by leaving my comfort zone.
Today I went to a Masters Meet . . . and took a Math Test!
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 23rd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 23rd, 2011
Swimming in a Masters meet provided a “brutally honest” measure of my current speed. And because Speed is a product of the math of Stroke Length and Stroke Rate, I now know precisely the formula for reaching my still-distant goals.
Don’t Just Learn a Skill. Test it.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 21st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 21st, 2011
If you put a new skill to the test or venture outside your ‘Comfort or Confidence Zone,’ you’re likely to remember it better and improve it faster.
Goals that Change Lives
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 18th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 18th, 2011
For me a Life-Changing Goal is to *routinely achieve peak experiences through practice.* Your practices may be different, but your goal can be the same.
Tool Review #2: Pull Buoy — Crutch or Virtue
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 24th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 24th, 2010
Pull buoys are both seductive and insidious because they allow you to mask a lack of balance while convincing yourself you’re ‘building upper body strength.’
How to Make Breathing Feel Effortless
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 4th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 4th, 2010
With a renewed focus on Balance Thoughts-and-Feelings for the past 5 weeks of practice my balance and breathing feel more ‘effortless’ than ever.
Video: How Balance improves Breathing
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 24th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 24th, 2010
Balance practice is best done in short, intensely focused repeats — the same kind that are best for improving advanced skills like breathing.