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I believe coaches, at their core, are psychologists. They might coach baseball or football but they tend to also be mental magicians.
Here’s an observation that not many discuss.
Great athletes are PESSIMISTS!!!!
Here’s an observation that not many discuss.
Great athletes are PESSIMISTS!!!!
Oh, they believe in themselves. They believe things are eventually going to work out in their favor but only because they doubt themselves in the moment.
Working tirelessly on your craft begins with this small, subtle nudge that says “You’re not good enough.”PESSIMISM 
Working tirelessly on your craft begins with this small, subtle nudge that says “You’re not good enough.”
PESSIMISM
And then, God forbid, these PESSIMISTS become fathers. The “Social Police” demand affirmation and praise.
Oh that’s important. They gotta believe in themselves. But... there’s always work to do for the PESSIMIST.
Long Game needs OPTIMISM
Short Game needs PESSIMISM
Oh that’s important. They gotta believe in themselves. But... there’s always work to do for the PESSIMIST.
Long Game needs OPTIMISM
Short Game needs PESSIMISM
You ever wonder why they have “No Littering” signs. It’s because people litter. The “No Littering” sign implies there was evidence of littering.
You know why they tell parents to say to their kid “I like watching you play.” Because there’s evidence they don’t. Pessimism
You know why they tell parents to say to their kid “I like watching you play.” Because there’s evidence they don’t. Pessimism
It’s not only true in sports it’s true in school too.
Great “students” worry they’re going to fail a math test because they study every contingency a professor could ask. Pessimists
Average students don’t doubt themselves. They don’t study deeply. They’ve got this. Optimist.
Great “students” worry they’re going to fail a math test because they study every contingency a professor could ask. Pessimists
Average students don’t doubt themselves. They don’t study deeply. They’ve got this. Optimist.
It’s one of the many reasons I’m so much in favor or re-testing in school.
Teachers believe ONE MOMENT IN TIME is an assessment of their knowledge when many times it’s an assessment of their outlook on life.
Next time you’re at a stop sign, ask “What would a pessimist do?”
Teachers believe ONE MOMENT IN TIME is an assessment of their knowledge when many times it’s an assessment of their outlook on life.
Next time you’re at a stop sign, ask “What would a pessimist do?”
