Introduction
Julia always looks up tennis sports research and likes to borrows some ideas to help herself.
So she chooses to study "How To Overcome The Fear Of Losing In Tennis" first, and then study "Tennis in the Zone".
Julia likes to solve a problem less seriously using sports research. Millions people like to be top players as a software programmer, Julia has to learn one more step to beat others, that is a mental game.
Zone study
The term "the zone" was first used by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in his book Flow in Sports.
The zone is that special mental state where everything flows effortlessly and the player is playing at peak performance. James Loehr has called this state the IPS - Ideal Performance State. - See more at: http://www.tennismindgame.com/zone.html#sthash.RU8u9fFg.dpuf
The zone is that special mental state where everything flows effortlessly and the player is playing at peak performance. James Loehr has called this state the IPS - Ideal Performance State. - See more at: http://www.tennismindgame.com/zone.html#sthash.RU8u9fFg.dpuf
10 ways to Enter the Zone
1. Challenge and skills
The player in the zone does not perceive his opponent as a threat. Instead, the player perceives the opponent as a challenge and use his kills to overcome this challenge. A tennis match becomes a problem solving task and the player is focused only on finding the solutions.
Drill: A coach ( or a partner) feeds you balls left and right so that you end up in a defensive position. No opponent.
Next, repeat this drill by playing with your partner and instead of having the idea of playing AGAINST your opponent, focus on solving the problem with each ball. If you solve more than 50% of these challenges, you's win more than 50% of the points, which make you the likely winner.
How to relate to algorithm problem solving?
2. Focus on the process and not on the outcome
The outcome is not within your control. If you focus on the outcome, you will become anxious since deep inside you know that you cannot guarantee the result.
Direction all of your attention toward the ball and what you want to do with it.
Federer does not move his head until he completes the follow-through. This does not mean that he just keeps his head still, it means that he keeps his focus on the execution (an not the outcome - he is not looking at the target area!) and the head therefore remains at the point of contact.
Drill: first image the exact trajectory of the ball - how fast with how much spin...,
another drill is to try to hit the ball in same trajectory as the incoming ball.
3. Having a clear goal and being decisive
The opposite of being decisive is being indecisive, which means that you don't have a clear goal. A player in the zone does not change his mind and does not doubt his decisions. Whatever decision comes to mind, he sticks with it, trust it, and goes with it.
Drill: Don't attempt to win but try to keep your opponent moving if you are in a good position. Notice how the decision of where to play comes to your mind. When it happens, stay with it. Whatever you decide, stay with it, give it your full attention and don't doubt it.
Even if at one point you realize that another shot might be better, it is too late to replace the old decision with a new one and to reprogram your body for a new shot. You'll only make things worse. So just stay with whatever comes to your mind and execute it with full attention. This is the best way to learn to play instinctively, which is a key component of being in the zone.
This is new school for Julia! How to relate to algorithm problem solving ideas?
4. Seeing every shot as feedback
A player in the zone does not judge his shots as good or bad. He sees them only as feedback to indicate whether he needs to keep doing what's working or make slight adjustments. Judgment immediately triggers emotions, which break the flow and the zone state.
1. Challenge and skills
The player in the zone does not perceive his opponent as a threat. Instead, the player perceives the opponent as a challenge and use his kills to overcome this challenge. A tennis match becomes a problem solving task and the player is focused only on finding the solutions.
Drill: A coach ( or a partner) feeds you balls left and right so that you end up in a defensive position. No opponent.
Next, repeat this drill by playing with your partner and instead of having the idea of playing AGAINST your opponent, focus on solving the problem with each ball. If you solve more than 50% of these challenges, you's win more than 50% of the points, which make you the likely winner.
How to relate to algorithm problem solving?
2. Focus on the process and not on the outcome
The outcome is not within your control. If you focus on the outcome, you will become anxious since deep inside you know that you cannot guarantee the result.
Direction all of your attention toward the ball and what you want to do with it.
Federer does not move his head until he completes the follow-through. This does not mean that he just keeps his head still, it means that he keeps his focus on the execution (an not the outcome - he is not looking at the target area!) and the head therefore remains at the point of contact.
Drill: first image the exact trajectory of the ball - how fast with how much spin...,
another drill is to try to hit the ball in same trajectory as the incoming ball.
3. Having a clear goal and being decisive
The opposite of being decisive is being indecisive, which means that you don't have a clear goal. A player in the zone does not change his mind and does not doubt his decisions. Whatever decision comes to mind, he sticks with it, trust it, and goes with it.
Drill: Don't attempt to win but try to keep your opponent moving if you are in a good position. Notice how the decision of where to play comes to your mind. When it happens, stay with it. Whatever you decide, stay with it, give it your full attention and don't doubt it.
Even if at one point you realize that another shot might be better, it is too late to replace the old decision with a new one and to reprogram your body for a new shot. You'll only make things worse. So just stay with whatever comes to your mind and execute it with full attention. This is the best way to learn to play instinctively, which is a key component of being in the zone.
This is new school for Julia! How to relate to algorithm problem solving ideas?
4. Seeing every shot as feedback
A player in the zone does not judge his shots as good or bad. He sees them only as feedback to indicate whether he needs to keep doing what's working or make slight adjustments. Judgment immediately triggers emotions, which break the flow and the zone state.
From double ally to whole court, and try to hit the target, learn to read the feedback.
5. Being here and now
Another characteristic of being in the zone is having no sense of the past or future. The player is immersed in "the now". This allows him to use all of his brain capacity for solving the problem in the moment without distracting thoughts about the past and future.
Drill: The moment of "now" travels with the moving ball. Rally with a partner and focus your attention on the ball when it's coming to you and the ball when it's going away from you. Notice the seams on it spinning, what color it is, whether you can see the brand (Wilson, Dunlop, etc) spinning, the exact trajectory of the ball, and where it lands. If you devote your full attention to the ball, you'll be in the here and now. You'll also be one step closer to playing in the zone.
So, Julia, how do you relate to algorithm problem solving, data structure design?
Actionable Item
Share code review on binary tree inorder iterative solution written in C#.
Read article about Adam Borsworth.
No comments:
Post a Comment