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When I read this I immediately thought of my grandson playing soccer. He has been in a funk of sorts because of some off field issues, but we had a talk and I encouraged him. The result was a practice where he performed what he imagined. It was automatic.
Then I thought of us on this thread and the skills we are learning to use the sharpest razor blade made on our face.
From the article:
“I felt… nothing,” Cooley, still in full uniform, said to Sportsnet’s Brendan Parker. “The problem with me is that I have a lot of fun playing, but when I start having too much fun, it (takes) me from an unconscious goalie to a conscious goalie, and my conscious brain is really bad at playing goalie.
“I have to let my unconscious brain do the work, because it reacts a lot quicker. When I’m having too much fun and I’m smiling and I’m talking to everybody and I’m hanging out, what happens is that shifts me into more conscious-brain goalie. Then I can’t react in time, I’m slow, I’m behind the play, and then I give up seven goals.”
" The most relatable example happens while driving a car. Learning how to operate a vehicle requires conscious thought. How hard to press the gas pedal. How to properly brake to bring the car to a smooth stop. Where to put your hands. When to use the blinker. Once someone has consciously mastered those specific skills, they rarely think about these actions again. The body performs them automatically while the driver listens to music, talks with a passenger or eats a sandwich. Sometimes the driver even arrives at the destination without remembering much of the drive at all. Not only did the brain perform automatically, it likely did so with better precision and grace than with conscious thought."
Then I thought of us on this thread and the skills we are learning to use the sharpest razor blade made on our face.
From the article:
“I felt… nothing,” Cooley, still in full uniform, said to Sportsnet’s Brendan Parker. “The problem with me is that I have a lot of fun playing, but when I start having too much fun, it (takes) me from an unconscious goalie to a conscious goalie, and my conscious brain is really bad at playing goalie.
“I have to let my unconscious brain do the work, because it reacts a lot quicker. When I’m having too much fun and I’m smiling and I’m talking to everybody and I’m hanging out, what happens is that shifts me into more conscious-brain goalie. Then I can’t react in time, I’m slow, I’m behind the play, and then I give up seven goals.”
" The most relatable example happens while driving a car. Learning how to operate a vehicle requires conscious thought. How hard to press the gas pedal. How to properly brake to bring the car to a smooth stop. Where to put your hands. When to use the blinker. Once someone has consciously mastered those specific skills, they rarely think about these actions again. The body performs them automatically while the driver listens to music, talks with a passenger or eats a sandwich. Sometimes the driver even arrives at the destination without remembering much of the drive at all. Not only did the brain perform automatically, it likely did so with better precision and grace than with conscious thought."
