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What makes a “next-level” athlete? How does mindset affect athletic performance? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elite athletes didn’t become successful thanks to their physical prowess alone. The greatest Olympic athletes also put work into honing their mindset. According to tai chi champion Josh Waitzkin, one of the keys to developing the athlete mindset<\/a> is to learn how to handle mistakes while winning. If you dwell on the mistake, you’ll lose your cool and your subsequent performance will suffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how to develop an athlete mindset, according to Waitzkin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Catch Yourself When You Fall<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Josh Waitzkin argues that mistakes are only problematic when they cause you to spiral out of control<\/strong>. In competition, this frequently happens when you make a mistake while winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A crucial mistake, he says, can cause you to lose touch with what\u2019s actually going on. Because mistakes feel awful, we\u2019re prone to remaining attached to what we had before the mistake<\/strong>. This can cause you to act desperately, trying to preserve a situation that no longer exists, leading to further mistakes\u2014like a tumbling house of cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: In another example from Olympic ice skating, Chinese skater Zhu Yi demonstrates the tragic effects of a downward spiral<\/a>. After falling in her short program during the team competition, she visibly faltered and finished with a low score. Despite being among the top 25 women\u2019s ice skaters, her mistakes rattled her and led to further mistakes in her next program, where she fell twice. This was momentum accelerating in the wrong direction, with big consequences.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waitzkin explains how in chess, the winning player often pressures for a greater lead but can make a mistake that negates his advantage<\/strong>. When this happens, he\u2019ll often lose his cool, which in turn causes him to act incautiously, risking his lead even further. If this spiral continues, the player will lose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To prevent this collapse, Waitzkin suggests developing a technique that returns you to mindfulness<\/a> (or \u201cpresence\u201d). He offers this rule of thumb: Refresh your mind by moving your body, and refresh your body by mindfully resting<\/strong>. Specifically, he suggests splashing your face with cold water, sprinting a short distance, or taking deep breaths. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Recovering from errors is hugely important in sports psychology<\/a>. If an athlete is knocked off-balance, their performance will suffer and they won\u2019t be able to play in the zone. The key is to stop dwelling on the mistake by choosing to ask what you can learn from it, and moving on. So, what Waitzkin says is par for the course in sports psychology\u2014though it\u2019s less recognized in disciplines outside of sports, like writing, chess, teaching, and so on.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analyze Your Mistakes <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As you develop your skill, you’ll face challenges that are beyond your current abilities.<\/strong> When you fall short, Waitzkin suggests that you pay attention to both the <\/strong>technical<\/em><\/strong> and the <\/strong>psychological <\/em><\/strong>aspects of your mistakes and <\/strong>use that feedback to improve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two aspects of any weakness, and you need to grow through both:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Technical errors <\/strong>are mistakes with form: You don\u2019t understand some principle, so you fail to execute the proper techniques. For example, a novice piano player would struggle with complex five-finger chords\u2014she just doesn\u2019t have the technical capacity yet.<\/li>
  • Psychological errors<\/strong> concern your mindset and emotions. Oftentimes, strong negative emotions affect your performance, so you might blunder even though you know the right technique. Think of when professional athletes get frustrated and start to falter\u2014this is an emotional problem, not a technical one.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    (Shortform note: In the 2020 Olympics, gymnast Simon Biles experienced psychological difficulties<\/a> that threw off her technique. Despite wide acclaim as the \u201cGOAT,\u201d or \u201cgreatest of all time\u201d in women\u2019s gymnastics, she fell prey to \u201cthe twisties,\u201d<\/a> a phenomenon wherein the gymnast\u2019s mind and body go out of sync. Since gymnasts perform complex, life-risking maneuvers, it\u2019s risky to compete if the twisties come over you; Biles indeed stepped out of the competition. This illustrates how intimately athlete mindset and technique intertwine, and how a steady, self-assured mental stance underpins any successful technical execution.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Technical errors often entangle with psychological errors<\/strong>, Waitzkin argues. With this in mind, Waitzkin suggests identifying weaknesses by finding connections between your emotional life and your technical mistakes.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To find where you’re slipping up, look at what’s presently meaningful in your life. Ask: \u201cWhat does my mind keep returning to?\u201d After you identify the emotional theme, look at the technical mistake you are struggling with and see if there is a connection. For example, when Waitzkin was struggling with big life changes<\/a> in the wake of \u201cSearching for Bobby Fischer,\u201d he also struggled to keep up with positional changes on the chess board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (Shortform note: The emotional aspects of your skills aren\u2019t always \u201cmistakes” to fix. While Waitzkin was a competitor, plenty of skills are about self-expression instead of winning. Developing as a musician<\/a>, for example, doesn\u2019t necessitate a constant effort to eliminate your weaknesses. If it were, the variety of music in the world would likely be less diverse. As Waitzkin later says, there\u2019s more than one way to approach any challenge\u2014and while books like The Art of Learning<\/em> can help, it\u2019s often up to us to create our own paths.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    By analyzing your mistakes, you\u2019ll learn about principles and patterns that you couldn\u2019t previously see.<\/strong> First you understand these new chunks mentally, or in words. But with enough study, Waitzkin explains, you reach an embodied knowing<\/em> that goes beyond that propositional (thought-based) understanding. In other words, you can feel<\/em> the principle or technique intuitively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Waitzkin recommends periodically examining your skill set for weaknesses, as above, to keep your technique effective and your psychology robust. Each time you do this, you improve your intuition for that skill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to Analyze Your Mistakes<\/strong>

    Waitzkin doesn\u2019t explain how<\/em> to find the theme of your errors, instead explaining that he spent dozens of hours laboring to understand new chess positions. To analyze your own mistakes, try asking these questions: 

    – What specific technique fell short, and what did your opponent do that surpassed you? 

    – Is there emotional discomfort entangled with your technical error? If so, reflect on where it may be coming from. 

    – What could you have done differently?

    By spending time in reflection, you\u2019ll figure out what you need to do to improve.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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