Marginal gains are tiny amounts of progress. When you aggregate tiny amounts of progress over time, major improvements happen. At first glance the idea of aggregating marginal gains appears to mirror the idea of progressions. However, although they both provide a process for getting better, the process for each is different. A progression is the […]
The first thing coaches must realize about pep talks is that they are 100% mental. So, if a coach gives an athlete a pep talk that doesn’t work, this means that coach is failing to develop an athlete’s mental skills. Let’s say an athlete on the team is having trouble with their mental toughness. The […]
The research of Anders Ericsson makes it clear that the process of improving performance requires an absurd amount of time. Pop culture likes to call this the 10,000 hours rule of thumb. This rule of thumb is an oversimplification of Ericsson’s research, but it’s still a nice little reminder of what it takes to keep improving. […]