Status Updates From The Inner Game of Tennis: T...

Good

I think what he says about listening to one’s natural rhythym instead of trying to code a behaviour into one’s self is revelling.

I think the author of this book would be very happy to see Alcaraz’s triumph on the court especially in contrast to someone like Sinner

This book says a lot of interesting things about abandoning the judgemental self, essentially practicing stoicism with your play and not assigning humanity to aspects of your game.

Part of me wonders if people can tell coaches who've read this book the same you can tell people who've read How to Win Friends and Influence People. If your coach just watches you and doesn't say anything you can feel pretty confident

This is some “Goodreads” hahahahahahhahahahhahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahaha

This is some “Goodreads” hahahahhahHahhahahhahahahahhahahahahhahA

l’ho rincominciato da capo perché questo libro merita tutta l’attenzione, ora me lo mangio

Puhhh, gemischte Gefühle: Am Anfang war ich sehr überzeugt, jetzt wird es mir gerade zu Tennis-Spezifisch. Die Methode (Intuitives Lernen eher durch Gucken, als durch erklären lassen) erleuchtet mich noch nicht, manchmal kann etwas erklärt bekommen auch sinnvoll sein.

Of course, people will try hard to win respect they believe they lack, and the winners will try hard not to lose the respect they have won.

Nonetheless, few people are ever satisfied with what is before them at the moment. Our desire that things be different from what they are pulls our minds into an unreal world, and consequently we are less able to appreciate what the present has to offer. Our minds leave the reality of the present only when we prefer the unreality of the past or future.

When one learns how to change a habit, it is a relatively simple matter to learn which ones to change. Once you learn how to learn, you only have to discover what is worth learning. It is much more difficult to break a habit when there is no adequate replacement for it.

If we let ourselves lose touch with our ability to feel our actions, by relying too heavily on instructions, we can seriously compromise our access to our natural learning processes and our potential to perform.

It’s very good. Learning about the mentality behind our game/ life has been very informing. Looking forward to reading more!

You should free yourself from any emotional reaction to success or failure; simply know your goal and take objective interest in the results.

There are many many analogies throughout each and every chapter. Sometimes it feels like fluff but other times it truly resonates.
I find the concepts of the "teller" and the "doer" interesting, and I like the section on unlearning judgement.
Lastly, as I am taking a sports psychology class right now, I can apply concepts from this book into course material.

Be clear about this: Letting go of judgments does not mean ignoring errors. It simply means seeing events as they are and not adding to them.

不带评判地观察，万事万物都一样。信任自己的self 2

84.8% ● 151 of 178 readable pages

46.6% ● 83 of 178 readable pages

38.8% ● 69 of 178 readable pages

14.0% ● 25 of 178 readable pages

9.6% ● 17 of 178 readable pages

0.0% ● 0 of 178 readable pages

Forgot I was reading this

the part about positive judgments leading to future criticisms resonated - I always remember past praise from coaches when i’m playing like dodo
There was a part about the ego wanting to take credit for making things better. it particularly resonated - in a practice where I was playing well, I was annoyed that It wasn’t my thinking that made me play better but it just seemed to happen without my input.

interesting concepts, but i’m finding it hard to understand how the non-judgmental mind helps in skill acquisition, the way it’s described in the book seems to be contradictory to the, do, evaluate, improve that we’ve all been taught. Though i’m early into the book, hope this is expanded on.

Un mio caro amico, bravissimo musicista, mi ha detto che leggere questo libro è stato life-changing. Vi dirò

I am one judgmental bitch to myself. Need to loosen up and let Self 2 play her game

reading this for acting class and yeah this is not about tennis at all

Finally getting around to starting this, years (decades?!) after it was first recommended to me!! Though thinking I’ll take it slowly to really read closely and annotate well. Reflective Practice anyone??

I started this book years ago and never finished, and now I’ve restarted it and have been really enjoying it. It’s not so much about tennis as it is about honing skills in something and learning to perform your best mentally, which is certainly helpful as a performer!