David Gowers (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} dgowers) wrote,@ 2006-03-07 13:57:00 |
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all that you are not directly controlling now is controlled by environment.
http://pantheon.yale.edu/%7Ejab257/Bypa
Illustrating that:
* When you are concentrating on thinking, your physical behaviour will be more involuntary
* Anything that you are not concentrated on tends to standardize (either to social or personal standards, and I mean the ones shown by action, not mental imaginings of standards)
* Procrastination is deadly because you are not the same person when you do get around to doing the delayed thing; procrastination itself degrades your ability.
* No such thing as inborn talent; focus plays so much of a role that the influence of all other things is minimized.
Not implied, concluded by me:
* focus is a whole thing; merely mental or physical 'focus' is not focus. You're only focusing on martial arts when you're actually balancing on a narrow fence or fighting while considering how to balance or fight better; You're only focused on hacking when your actions and thoughts are completely consumed in hacking;.. This is the natural way to learn; it seems crazy if you're trying to maintain balance between aspects of your life -- so don't! switch, don't multitask. To be good at a thing you must remove all else from your context.
http://pantheon.yale.edu/%7Ejab257/Bypa
Illustrating that:
* When you are concentrating on thinking, your physical behaviour will be more involuntary
* Anything that you are not concentrated on tends to standardize (either to social or personal standards, and I mean the ones shown by action, not mental imaginings of standards)
* Procrastination is deadly because you are not the same person when you do get around to doing the delayed thing; procrastination itself degrades your ability.
* No such thing as inborn talent; focus plays so much of a role that the influence of all other things is minimized.
Not implied, concluded by me:
* focus is a whole thing; merely mental or physical 'focus' is not focus. You're only focusing on martial arts when you're actually balancing on a narrow fence or fighting while considering how to balance or fight better; You're only focused on hacking when your actions and thoughts are completely consumed in hacking;.. This is the natural way to learn; it seems crazy if you're trying to maintain balance between aspects of your life -- so don't! switch, don't multitask. To be good at a thing you must remove all else from your context.
