Grit

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Training Philosophy

    Mental prepare to sacrify stay in a stable relationship work hard at work  Simplicity make it a routine make it simple make it automatic Think visually Record plays watch world-class players Visualize your play Think about role model Mark it when you do it right Learning from others stare at who you want to be…

  • March/April NACs

    April 15 MFC April 15 ~ 20 Training at MFC/NYU April 20~23 Richmond NAC DC sightseeing until  April 26 D2MS: Fri D3MS: Sat Separate:  April 9: best: UA 3:05PM  $247 cheap: UA 6:20AM  $131 April 19: JFK -> RIC JFK -> RIC best/cheap:  4:37 P  $155 LGA -> RIC best/cheap: 2:15p  $155 April 22 good: …

  • Keystone habits

    To Accelerate Your Success, Build A Keystone Habit Yet another concept for commit to process.

  • Passion and hardwork

    Passion and hardwork doesn’t make you successful. But it drives you to explore the path towards it.

  • Peak by Ericsson & Pool

    Purposeful and deliberate practice Remain attuned to their bodies so that they can find the optimal pace and make adjustments to maintain the best pace throughout the whole race. And make sure you get enough sleep so that you can train with maximum concentration. studying a piece of art by a master, attempting to reproduce…

  • From the chess world

    Bobby Fischer: He studied every game played in the prior century. In the 1800s. He learned enough Russian to read the Russian chess magazines. At the time, the top 20 players in the world were all Russian. The Americans didn’t really have a chance. Josh Waitzkin studied the endgame, while all other genius kids enjoyed…

  • say “no” to almost everything

    Billionaire Warren Buffet once said, “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” And James Altucher colorfully gave Kevin this tip: “If something is not a ‘Hell Yeah!’ then it’s a no.” Remember, you only have 1,440 minutes in a day. Don’t give them…

  • Burn Your Goals

    Burn your goals burn your wish list. I want to see your commitment list. I want to know what you are committed to doing with your 24 hours a days to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be. What are you willing to sacrifice inside your 86400 seconds every…

  • Chop wood, Carry water

    Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great.

  • Sometimes 0.01 is more than 99%

    It’s not the 0.01 that your opponent’s edge advantage put them better than you, it’s the 99% more efforts than put into does. This additional effort is a lot more than repeating the same practice 99 more time, but requires a more systematic training and mental advantage.

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