Excellent! The reminder to stop chasing “good” and just keep producing is something I wish I’d learned decades ago. At 78, I see the truth of it everywhere — in writing, in fitness, even in my pickleball game. Volume teaches you far more than perfection ever does. Thanks for laying it out so clearly. It’s a mindset I’m still working on.
I know. I stopped trying to be a perfectionist at a late age, when I took golf lessons, around 15 years ago. I quit golf because I couldn't shoot consistently under 80. I replaced golf with pickleball. Never a perfectionist at pickleball. I settle for small improvements over time. That's actually the core message in my pickleball teaching - one skill at a time. Great article you wrote.
Stamina when ones parent dies, or surgery, it takes a lot out of us. It makes us tired, weak. Building back up the stamina is the hardest. So you can be resilient once again to such other issues happening around you.
Good read! The beginner stage is where people confuse unfinished with incapable. I agree with the volume point. You usually learn more by finishing ten imperfect attempts than by polishing one early attempt until it becomes another excuse not to move.
This was a very helpful read! It reminded me of the book "The Infinite Game" by Simon Sinek
A great read with all practical, doable tips. Useful for everyone especially the youngsters.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent! The reminder to stop chasing “good” and just keep producing is something I wish I’d learned decades ago. At 78, I see the truth of it everywhere — in writing, in fitness, even in my pickleball game. Volume teaches you far more than perfection ever does. Thanks for laying it out so clearly. It’s a mindset I’m still working on.
Exactly! Perfectionism will never do you any good.
I know. I stopped trying to be a perfectionist at a late age, when I took golf lessons, around 15 years ago. I quit golf because I couldn't shoot consistently under 80. I replaced golf with pickleball. Never a perfectionist at pickleball. I settle for small improvements over time. That's actually the core message in my pickleball teaching - one skill at a time. Great article you wrote.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Stamina when ones parent dies, or surgery, it takes a lot out of us. It makes us tired, weak. Building back up the stamina is the hardest. So you can be resilient once again to such other issues happening around you.
Good read! The beginner stage is where people confuse unfinished with incapable. I agree with the volume point. You usually learn more by finishing ten imperfect attempts than by polishing one early attempt until it becomes another excuse not to move.