Comments on: Want to Win? Try Relaxing http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/28/want-to-win-try-relaxing/ Articles on game theory and personal finance Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:33:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Presh Talwalkar http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/28/want-to-win-try-relaxing/comment-page-1/#comment-3588 Presh Talwalkar Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:08:37 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/28/want-to-win-try-relaxing/#comment-3588 <b><em>Greyhound2</b></em>: I always viewed MJ and other greats as having fun and relaxing on the court, no? There was one great moment where Jordan took a free throw with his eyes. Classic. I think the idea is people can perform best when they are breathing well and relaxed--muscles are not tensing up. Greyhound2:
I always viewed MJ and other greats as having fun and relaxing on the court, no? There was one great moment where Jordan took a free throw with his eyes. Classic.

I think the idea is people can perform best when they are breathing well and relaxed–muscles are not tensing up.

]]> By: greyhound2 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/28/want-to-win-try-relaxing/comment-page-1/#comment-3568 greyhound2 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:02:00 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/28/want-to-win-try-relaxing/#comment-3568 I am a basketball player and when you say "relax", its kind of hard to do because i am steadily moving and creating oppotunities to score?????:?: I am a basketball player and when you say “relax”, its kind of hard to do because i am steadily moving and creating oppotunities to score?????:?:

]]> By: Presh Talwalkar http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/28/want-to-win-try-relaxing/comment-page-1/#comment-2636 Presh Talwalkar Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:31:35 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/28/want-to-win-try-relaxing/#comment-2636 <b><em>Ankit</b></em>: Thanks for the comment--it's always nice to hear from a regular reader. What you said reminded me of a saying from Yoda in Star Wars--"Do or not do. There is no try." The meaning doesn't exactly translate, but there is a sense with relaxing that you either do it or you fail. There is no middle of trying to relax. I meet with many professionals who tell me they simply can't relax...it's a concept so foreign to me. Often they have been taught to keep busy and never be happy with success so they keep pushing. Where does that idea get spread? Think professional sports--athletes who have won a lot constantly injure themselves to get more: http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/24/how-sports-illustrate-the-american-work-ethic/ When you've reached that tangled stage, I think you seriously have to consider big lifestyle changes to return to a normal state. Ankit:
Thanks for the comment–it’s always nice to hear from a regular reader.

What you said reminded me of a saying from Yoda in Star Wars–”Do or not do. There is no try.” The meaning doesn’t exactly translate, but there is a sense with relaxing that you either do it or you fail. There is no middle of trying to relax.

I meet with many professionals who tell me they simply can’t relax…it’s a concept so foreign to me. Often they have been taught to keep busy and never be happy with success so they keep pushing. Where does that idea get spread? Think professional sports–athletes who have won a lot constantly injure themselves to get more:

http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/24/how-sports-illustrate-the-american-work-ethic/

When you’ve reached that tangled stage, I think you seriously have to consider big lifestyle changes to return to a normal state.

]]> By: Ankit http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/28/want-to-win-try-relaxing/comment-page-1/#comment-2632 Ankit Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:13:47 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/28/want-to-win-try-relaxing/#comment-2632 Hi Presh, I came across your site by accident and now i keep coming back :) A thing i personally feel (not able to practice though) is if you want to relax, in some sense you have to stop `trying to relax'! I recently went for an introductory rock-climbing course and just couldn't enjoy it-- i wanted to be good at it straightaway and better than other participants-- and i failed at both :p! Hi Presh, I came across your site by accident and now i keep coming back :)
A thing i personally feel (not able to practice though) is if you want to relax, in some sense you have to stop `trying to relax’! I recently went for an introductory rock-climbing course and just couldn’t enjoy it– i wanted to be good at it straightaway and better than other participants– and i failed at both :p!

]]> By: The Happiest People Live Simple, Not Over-Scheduled, Lives : Brazen Careerist - A Career Center for Generation Y http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/28/want-to-win-try-relaxing/comment-page-1/#comment-2102 The Happiest People Live Simple, Not Over-Scheduled, Lives : Brazen Careerist - A Career Center for Generation Y Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:39:14 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/04/28/want-to-win-try-relaxing/#comment-2102 [...] We ought to consider the path less traveled. Go simplify and relax. Sleep in, meditate, take a walk, or do whatever eases you. Who knows, you might even experience that relaxing provides a competitive advantage. [...] [...] We ought to consider the path less traveled. Go simplify and relax. Sleep in, meditate, take a walk, or do whatever eases you. Who knows, you might even experience that relaxing provides a competitive advantage. [...]

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