Thread by @SteveEnglishbey

The website "quillette" has some good writers talking about some interesting topics. The following article is about some in Silicon Valley who are rising to oppose the current "woke" mindset that has captured many Silicon Ceo's [and others] in the business world.

Here's the link: quillette.com/2021/06/11/sil…

My interest in this goes beyond sports and my own experience as an athlete and teacher. But I wanted to cite it here because it actually does relate to what I try to convey as a teacher.

I DO think that you should read this in the context of understanding that in the context of the larger culture, there IS a counter to this destructive woke offensive.

But , in the more specific context of developing athletes, the article has some quotes from these counter-revolutionaries, that I think are very much relevant to teaching athletes.

A couple of quotes help make my point:

"These entrepreneurs have always understood what so many progressives seem incapable of processing: building products that other people will buy requires not only hard work, talent, and a spirit of innovation, but also monomaniacal focus."

"As the Mission Protocol site bluntly states, “Mission focus is required to achieve difficult goals: It’s hard to build something sustainable and truly excellent if the project is frequently distracted by issues or events peripheral to the mission.”

Whether it is a upstart co. or an athlete trying to develop, 2 key points are involved.

The ability to really focus on THE key mission, and the ability to NOT be distracted by relatively extraneous values, diversions, ect.

Said another way, the ability to key in on and focus on those things which are REALLY important to development, and the corollary ability to contain/avoid distractions. Keys to development!!

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