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Don’t keep your eye on the ball but prime your intuition (Interconnected)

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I watch a bunch of cricket (and read about it too). I ran across a counterintuitive method which is to not keep your eye on the ball. It turns out this is how elite batters operate, and it has made me think about the way I structure my own work. Greg Chappell has the idea that there are ascending levels of concentration, with the peak, “fierce focus”, being a state that has a max budget over the day. Chappell is one of the cricketing greats, a hugely successful Australian batter from the 1970s known for big scores. His origin story: he was great sometimes but other times just ok. Then he received a letter that made him think about his game. In a meditative fugue, sitting in the dark: He thinks about every single game of cricket that he has ever played, from his very first in the backyard with his brother Ian … to Test cricket for Australia. Then an epiphany: Hours later - it is difficult for him to tell how many - he emerges with a stunning realisation: by playing cricket since the age

Don’t keep your eye on the ball but prime your intuition 17.20, Friday 1 Jul 2022 Link to this post I watch a bunch of cricket (and read about it too). I ran across a counterintuitive method which is to not keep your eye on the ball. It turns out this is how elite batters operate, and it has made me think about the way I structure my own work. Greg Chappell has the idea that there are ascending levels of concentration, with the peak, “fierce focus”, being a state that has a max budget over the day. Chappell is one of the cricketing greats, a hugely successful Australian batter from the 1970s k

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