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Posts Tagged ‘Mastery’
Video: How TI Changed Paolo Carignani’s Life — and Work
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 30th, 2012
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 30th, 2012
Guest Post: How to Get 2 Weeks of Improvement in 30 Minutes
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 6th, 2012
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 6th, 2012
How Andy achieved 2 weeks worth of progress in 30 minutes — and got a new Personal Best for 25m – by applying the principles of “The Talent Code” and TI Practice
Guest Post: Mindfulness — In Buddhism and TI
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 24th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 24th, 2011
This is a guest post by Kwin Krisdaphong of Thailand. Kwin was inspired to learn TI by watching Shinji’s viral youtube video. He taught himself TI with the aid of the 10-Lesson Self-Coached Workshop DVD (creating his own sketches as learning aids – see below) then took a 1-day workshop with Coach Tang Siew Kwan […]
Diana Nyad and the ‘Demons of the Sea’
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 2nd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 2nd, 2011
Completing a marathon in six months can’t really change your life. But immersive experiences today can.
Remembering Steve Jobs
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on October 21st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on October 21st, 2011
Traditional swimming is like Microsoft and PCs. TI is a lot like Apple.
Two Sets to Test Your Stroke Efficiency AND Mastery
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 21st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 21st, 2011
Take the Test: How efficient is your stroke. How masterful are you at pace control?
How to Excel at Thinking (and consequently at Swimming)
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 2nd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 2nd, 2011
Why did you do that set or drill? Why did you swim that distance? Or choose that interval? Asking such questions — and evaluating your choices after the fact — is essential to improvement. And to being ‘excellent at thinking.’
LOVE THE PLATEAU (IF YOU WISH TO BREAK THROUGH)
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 9th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on May 9th, 2011
George Leonard wrote, “If our life is a good one . . . most of it will be spent on the plateau.” Therefore we should learn to value, enjoy — even love long stretches of diligent effort with no apparent progress.
A Brief History of TI: Part 2 of 5
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 4th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 4th, 2011
New adult swimmers – many of them triathletes – reveal to us that: (1) When it comes to swimming, humans are natural-born strugglers; and (2) Converting Struggles into Skills takes Mindful Practice of “fishlike” techniques.
A Brief History of TI: Part 1 of 5
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 3rd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on April 3rd, 2011
While teaching 4-stroke skills to Masters, we discover (1) You CAN teach an old swimmer new tricks and (2) Adults demonstrate *total immersion* in learning. Priceless.