Word: mentalism
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...That was a huge mental victory for me,” Kumar said, “and it will go a long way during the Ivy season...
...really difficult judging distances, some balls were flying over the greens when I thought they would go short. “But the conditions affected everyone, so it really evened out the field,” she added. “It was just about who had the best mental game.” Indeed, the conditions frustrated many golfers, including sophomore Jenny Brine who shot 85-89 for her two rounds. “You just keep telling yourself you’re a good player,” Brine said. “You know that some days...
...class has also spent time discussing the importance of “Flow” in performance domains. Flow is a mental and physical state where you feel like nothing can stop you and everything comes easily. Flow, or getting “in the zone” is important in achieving success in athletics, and it’s equally as important when writing humor. I’ve heard other humor writers describe their Flow as having the feeling that everything you write is funny and fits seamlessly into the piece as a whole. I consider myself experiencing...
Another important mental technique that can help with optimizing performance is goal setting. We learned that there are several different types of goals, and that you should try to set a target in each of these categories. The first type is called “outcome goals,” where you focus on a result of an event. My outcome goal for all of my columns is to have my readers laugh more at my writing than they do at my photo. The next category is “performance goals,” which should focus on comparing...
...sniper Sergeant Patrick Garrity. “We went to sniper school, and physically I had to really transform,” Wahlberg explains. “Before, I was much heavier, from ‘The Departed.’ So I had to get in physical and mental shape.” Not only was Wahlberg’s physical training more extreme than that of other films, but the weaponry was different as well. “I had fired other weapons in other movies, obviously, but I had never done something as intense as sniper training...