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Archive for the ‘Brain Training’ Category
Use TI Practice to prepare for any significant life challenge
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 22nd, 2012
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 22nd, 2012
TI Practice: All the benefits of yoga. None of the risks.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 13th, 2012
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 13th, 2012
TI Swimming has all the mental and spiritual benefits of yoga, is even better for you physically, and is risk-free. Combining TI with sound practice of yoga is the BEST way to age healthfully.
Five Principles for Continuous Improvement (for decades)
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 11th, 2012
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 11th, 2012
Improve your swimming year after year after year by adopting these five Practice Principles.
Guest Post: How to Get 2 Weeks of Improvement in 30 Minutes
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 6th, 2012
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 6th, 2012
How Andy achieved 2 weeks worth of progress in 30 minutes — and got a new Personal Best for 25m – by applying the principles of “The Talent Code” and TI Practice
What’s a Nimble Brain and Why You Want One.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 8th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 8th, 2011
Practicing different-but-related tasks in swimming can help build Cognitive Reserve – which is perhaps the key element in a high-performing brain as we age.
Does Talent Matter? Not if your goal is Personal Transformation.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 21st, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 21st, 2011
We begin Deliberate Practice to accomplish some utilitarian goal. We continue because it’s life-changing
How You THINK Determines How You Swim.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on October 6th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on October 6th, 2011
Mary learned to ‘think on the fly’ at Masters workout. She set a PR in the 100 Free on the very next set — and got invaluable prep for her next triathlon. If that;s not enough, it also ‘creates new brain cells!’
Replace Open Water Anxiety with a ‘Cocoon of Calm’
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 19th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 19th, 2011
Four strategies for building a ‘cocoon of calm’ in open water and three ways to calm and center yourself if ‘anxiety happens.’
Swim Faster Artfully, not Physically
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 10th, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on August 10th, 2011
An emphasis on smoother, quieter, more *precise* strokes (the opposite of what your instincts urge you to do) is revealed as the best way to improve your mile pace.
How to Excel at Thinking (and consequently at Swimming)
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 2nd, 2011
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on July 2nd, 2011
Why did you do that set or drill? Why did you swim that distance? Or choose that interval? Asking such questions — and evaluating your choices after the fact — is essential to improvement. And to being ‘excellent at thinking.’