Comments on: Failure, the Blues, & Baseball http://robertreichlinphd.com/failure-the-blues-baseball Houston Psychologist ∙ Psychotherapist ∙ Geropsychologist ∙Bellaire, Texas Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:29:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gary Bryant http://robertreichlinphd.com/failure-the-blues-baseball/comment-page-1#comment-4802 Gary Bryant Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:06:25 +0000 http://robertreichlinphd.com/?p=179#comment-4802 Your post focuses on a very important distinction between attention and thought: all too often our thought processes overwhelm our ability to attend to what is most vital in the moment. The example of baseball illustrates the need to be attentive to the body and its activity. Recognizing the priority of attention can minimize cognitive distraction. Thanks for your article. Your post focuses on a very important distinction between attention and thought: all too often our thought processes overwhelm our ability to attend to what is most vital in the moment. The example of baseball illustrates the need to be attentive to the body and its activity. Recognizing the priority of attention can minimize cognitive distraction. Thanks for your article.

]]> By: Kevyn Schneider http://robertreichlinphd.com/failure-the-blues-baseball/comment-page-1#comment-1440 Kevyn Schneider Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:33:07 +0000 http://robertreichlinphd.com/?p=179#comment-1440 Wonderful article, Robert! It reinforces my feelings on a recent non-crossroads failure of my own. (I was referred here by Aric). I'm going to read your other articles for their wisdom. Keep writing! Wonderful article, Robert! It reinforces my feelings on a recent non-crossroads failure of my own. (I was referred here by Aric). I’m going to read your other articles for their wisdom. Keep writing!

]]> By: Mal http://robertreichlinphd.com/failure-the-blues-baseball/comment-page-1#comment-27 Mal Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:37:23 +0000 http://robertreichlinphd.com/?p=179#comment-27 Ah yes...the Zen of Baseball. Well put, there, cowboy! The lesson of baseball is that even professionals who dedicate their lives to hitting at small white objects whizzing at them can only ever hope to do it maybe 30% of the time, so that means the rest of shouldn't expect to do any better than that at whatever we dedicate our lives to--be it artists, airline pilots, Blues gutarists, school bus drivers, or dare I say it--doctors? So, if you know in your Soul that you are "batting" better than .333 most times at whatever you do, then most of us shouldn't feel too bad! Thanks! Ah yes…the Zen of Baseball. Well put, there, cowboy!

The lesson of baseball is that even professionals who dedicate their lives to hitting at small white objects whizzing at them can only ever hope to do it maybe 30% of the time, so that means the rest of shouldn’t expect to do any better than that at whatever we dedicate our lives to–be it artists, airline pilots, Blues gutarists, school bus drivers, or dare I say it–doctors?

So, if you know in your Soul that you are “batting” better than .333 most times at whatever you do, then most of us shouldn’t feel too bad!

Thanks!

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