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Desire: Wanting Something Badly Will Make Getting it Go Badly - Harvard
Daniel Gilbert, PhD, of Harvard points to Alex Rodriguez as the posterboy of how hard it is to get something you really want. He and everyone else seems to agree that if there wasn't so much pressure on the number 600, Rodriguez would have already hit far past that number. His explanation is solid: When you really want something badly, you tend to focus in on it.
For complex mechanical tasks like math and car repair, focus and concentration is necessary. But for more intuitive and spontaneous events like sparking a romantic conversation or hitting a 100mph ball, myopic concentration is crippling.
In Tai Chi and Kung Fu, the ultimate goal is to move with intention, not desire; to act with fluidity, not tension. To do so, whether you are behind a plate, a boardroom table, deadly combat for the "Green Destiny," or locked eye contact with the most beautiful human being you've ever laid eyes on, let your training take over and just be the objective observer.
Luke: "I'll Try Yoda!" Yoda: "Do or Do Not. There Is No Try."
If that doesn't work, train, train, train again until it does.
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