"The way to extraordinary growth and changes often involves a fundamental ontological or ‘lens’ shift in how you see the world... Meeting magicians is the first step to becoming one"
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Since reading this 6 months ago, I've come to think it's half a dozen of the best paragraphs I've ever read on how to get much, much better at anything: (by @autotrnslucence )pic.twitter.com/dMoEwHtjfU
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Somehow I omitted the link to the full piece, which is very well reading in its entirety:https://autotranslucence.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/becoming-a-magician/ …
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One thing I've learned to do - too slowly, to my regret! - is to study those people. What do they do? _Why_ are they doing it? What's the gestalt? What are the big, obvious things that I would never think even to question, but which they do differently?
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Everything from the tiniest mechanics to the largest gestalt, from the mundane to the remarkable is worth thinking about, and learning from. I know that sounds like a cliche, but I think it's true. There's so much to learn from in others that I think we often screen it out.
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Lots more context on the essay, and some amazing pictures, from @autotrnslucence:https://twitter.com/autotrnslucence/status/1074503969735462913 …
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Have you ever read “The Mundanity of Excellence”, by Daniel Chambliss? One of my all-time favorites https://fermatslibrary.com/s/the-mundanity-of-excellence-an-ethnographic-report-on-stratification-and-olympic-swimmers …
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Read it a long time ago. Time for a re-read.
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@SanatanDinda is the artist I discussed in the essay. And if anyone wants to go down a rabbit hole of looking at artwork from the World Bodypainting Championships, you can check out https://bodypainting-festival.com/en/ - 1 more reply
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Great stuff,observing 'magicians'. A shift to a different angle of approach also requires being prepared to let go of your secure stepping stones.Deliberately letting the ground slip away from under yout feet.But equally important: simultaneously being in control of the processpic.twitter.com/tkgTAaa4rY
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