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Legendary basketball coach John Wooden won 10 national championships in 12 years with the UCLA men’s team—a record yet to be bettered. His thoughts on coaching still provide insights and wisdom across all sports and teaching generally.
He was a big advocate for preparation, dedication in practice, and repetition so that a player could perform instinctively when it count...
What would you see if you tried to travel alongside a light wave at the speed of light? And suppose you held a mirror in front of you as you zipped along. What would you see in the mirror?
This and similar thought experiments were posed by the young Albert Einstein to himself in his teens. It’s come to be known as Einstein’s Mirror and is also the title of a
Many things we encounter in life are self-reinforcing. Sometimes in a positive way, other times in a negative way.
Trying new things and anxiety can run both ways.
Trying new things can be daunting and uncomfortable. But in my experience, usually when I have a go at something, I find it wasn’t as difficult or as bad as it seemed. Doing this enough builds confidenc...
I’ve long been intrigued by the innocuous power of Little Openings.
Say you are walking down a corridor with your hands full of papers and books. Before long, they start to slip. As you try to stabilise the falling papers, the rest go down in a clatter and flutter. However, a passerby in the corridor kneels down to help you pick everything up. They say hello. You say th...
The 3 Phases of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation
I expect you have heard of El Niño. Huge parts of the world, if not all of us in some way, are affected by El Niño, or, more completely, the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). ENSO is a weather pattern that varies over a period of years. From typical conditions, to El Niño (the boy), the warm phase, to La Niña ...