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The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
Zach Kleinman, W. Timothy Gallwey, Pete Carroll
4.02 AVERAGE
349 reviews for:
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
Zach Kleinman, W. Timothy Gallwey, Pete Carroll
4.02 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Every time I was ready to give up on this book because I do not play tennis (and never have), I got pulled back in with some resounding piece of wisdom that had me almost meditative about learning and/or changing habits. Went really well with the golf-themed romance novel I was reading.
It's about tennis, but this book applies to anything you want to get better at.
informative
inspiring
reflective
The teachings/virtues that Gallwey was diving into felt very applicable to me as a collegiate sports coach. It occasionally felt a bit too high-level and unrealistic, but the core parts were an interesting break from typical thinking in competitions and I will be interested to see how that affects my students.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
In the book ‘The Inner Game of Tennis’, author Timothy Gallway essentially talks
about different aspects of learning (or acquiring) a new skill. He argues that
key to acquiring any new skill requires contribution from two distinct entities
in your brain, which he calls ‘Self 1’ and ‘Self 2’. Tennis is simply an example
author uses to put forward his ideas and provide demonstration. More so, because
he had been a tennis coach and renowned player himself. The two ‘selves’ can
loosely be equated to ‘System 1’ and ‘System 2’ discussed by Daniel Kahneman in
his famous book ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’. I strongly recommend the latter if you
haven’t read it yet.
I liked the writing and found the author quite agreeable most of the times.
Perhaps because he did not attempt to make his descriptions appear scientific
and novel by supporting with hasty references. Instead, he chose to start with
a fundamental premise that continues through the ten chapters of the book, and
supports his ideas based on his personal experience as a learner and coach.
about different aspects of learning (or acquiring) a new skill. He argues that
key to acquiring any new skill requires contribution from two distinct entities
in your brain, which he calls ‘Self 1’ and ‘Self 2’. Tennis is simply an example
author uses to put forward his ideas and provide demonstration. More so, because
he had been a tennis coach and renowned player himself. The two ‘selves’ can
loosely be equated to ‘System 1’ and ‘System 2’ discussed by Daniel Kahneman in
his famous book ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’. I strongly recommend the latter if you
haven’t read it yet.
I liked the writing and found the author quite agreeable most of the times.
Perhaps because he did not attempt to make his descriptions appear scientific
and novel by supporting with hasty references. Instead, he chose to start with
a fundamental premise that continues through the ten chapters of the book, and
supports his ideas based on his personal experience as a learner and coach.