a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment
thenewgreen  ·  3455 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 3,997 Hours To Go: One Man’s Quest For Golf Mastery

    Right now, Dan has 3,997 hours left. That’s roughly four more years of swinging clubs. Susie worries her son is spending his prime years playing golf. But she’s not surprised — he’s always done his own thing.
-You know, I don't really buy this and I'll tell ya why. ... how many of us are spending equivalent amounts of time doing mundane things? Most people aren't even getting better at something, they're just going through motions. Lets say you have a data entry job, are you actually getting better at a skill? Probably not. I would go as far as to suggest that dedicating yourself to getting better at anything and spending this amount of time doing so probably instill some pretty kick ass goal setting skills and focus.

I had forgotten all about this. I'm rooting for the guy.