I’m one of those people who worry about how much radiation I’m absorbing (especially into my head) via my cell phone. As such, I have been thinking about a good way to study how dangerous (or not) cell phones and two-way radios and the like are to humans. Well, I think I have a good study group. Police…
Archives for December 2005
Power and Relaxation: A Counterintuitive Combination
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m back playing Table Tennis. The group I’m playing with now is the best I’ve ever been exposed to, and my drive to improve my game has never been stronger (it’s hard to get motivated to excel at technique when no one can even return your serve). With this group I get…
Student vs. Competitor
I realized something about myself tonight that’s worth noting. It seems that when I approach a skill (say Table Tennis) I focus so much on being a student of the discipline that I almost ignore the element of competition altogether. That may not sound bad, but it is. Essentially, when I study things, I study to master my…