the practicing mind - thomas_sterner

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[...]... because of it, they were very difficult to beat What I want you to understand from this story is that the Asian archers were functioning in the DOC process They drew the bow, they released the arrow, they observed the result, and then they made corrections for the next shot They do, they observe, they correct There is no emotion in any of this There are no judgments It is simple and stress-free, and you... They look at the process of working for something as an annoying effort they have to go through to get what they want They make the thing the goal, instead of the process of getting that thing Just getting the thing produces a very small return investment of inner joy compared with the dividend gleaned from the process of getting there and achieving the goal The key word here is achieving Getting the. .. to enjoy the game or feel like practicing would have vanished The shift to the “process, not product” mindset would have discarded such feelings, and instead of procrastinating their practice sessions, they would have looked forward to them In summary, creating the practicing mind comes down to a few simple rules: • • • • Keep yourself process-oriented Stay in the present Make the process the goal... what the questions would be, they would write down all the answers on a memo pad and walk into the lab, setting the pad on their laps Before the computer finished asking the question, they were typing in the answer They caught up on all their work, received perfect scores, and felt very justified in their actions Unfortunately, they learned little to nothing about music theory When I was working on... day at running the boat, navigating, and trimming the sails, and yet by nightfall he is no closer to the horizon than he was at dawn’s first light The only evidence he has of forward motion is the wake left behind the boat Unseen to him are the vast distances he is really traveling just by keeping the wind in the sails and applying the moment-by-moment effort of running the ship Look at the things you... to them, I would hear the same thing over and over again: “This class and this computer are not going to ruin my grade.” The grade was everything; the knowledge was nothing They finished the course with a piece of paper that had an A on it that meant nothing They had learned almost nothing during the three months (the process), but they felt that they had won because of the grade they had received (the. .. for the U.S Olympic archery team He commented that the biggest problem he faced in coaching the American team was that they were fixated on their scores, or the result of their shots It was as if they were drawing the bow and releasing the arrow only to hit the bull’s-eye and earn a good score This was in contrast to the Asian teams, who, having grown up in different cultures, were consumed in the. .. process of properly executing the technique that led up to releasing the shot Where the arrow hit the target was almost unimportant compared to the motion of drawing the bow correctly and releasing the shot They viewed the result with an almost detached indifference For them, the desired goal was a natural result of prioritizing the proper technique of drawing the bow They operated in a completely... changed their experience and motivated them to participate in their goal of improving their golf games? If they had made the shift into a “process, not product” mode, their mechanics would have followed They would have stayed in the present and worked on their swings with deliberation and an awareness of their intention Their feelings toward working at their golf swings would have changed, and their... was twenty-five years old and living on my own I owned a business that supported me, and the decision to take the course was strictly my own Because I was self-employed, I had the luxury of not having to take a night class I could get right into the day class with the fresh-out-of-high-school kids One of the assignments in this class was to work on a computer whose program tested us on all the material . story, the horses represent the mind. The driver, who has an undisciplined mind, steps onto the chariot but has no hold on the reins. The four horses run wild all day, exhausting themselves and the. all the answers on a memo pad and walk into the lab, setting the pad on their laps. Before the computer finished asking the question, they were typing in the answer. They caught up on all their. Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sterner, Thomas M., date. The practicing mind : developing focus and discipline in your life : master any skill or challenge by learning to love the process / Thomas M.