Also found in Little League to farm clubs in baseball… effort, talent, perfection in practice, investment of a parent’s and athlete’s time.
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A friend asks, and I respond, about my perception regarding self determination, having agency, in light of this new book by Sapolsky, Ph.D. … “Determined: Life without free will”.
You accept that you have no agency? Sigh…I have limited agency…I don’t know exactly in what spheres/domains…so I still make plans and goals and make educated/reasonable/calculated efforts… because I never know what will work or what won’t, but I set myself up for success without being too hard on myself if I don’t achieve whatContinue reading “A friend asks, and I respond, about my perception regarding self determination, having agency, in light of this new book by Sapolsky, Ph.D. … “Determined: Life without free will”.”
I WENT FOR 2 YEARS NOT EVEN TRYING TO INITIATE USE OF A PHONE APP. THE USE OF THIS APP WOULD HAVE MADE MY REMOTE WORK LIFE SIGNIFICANTLY EASIER. YESTERDAY, WITH 4 MINUTES OF EFFORT, EVERYTHING CHANGED. AFTER TWO YEARS OF PROJECTING A LIFETIME OF OTHER STRUGGLES WITH HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ONTO A CURRENT PROBLEM, I HAVE FOREVER MOVED MY ENTIRE LIFE FORWARD WITH 4 MINUTES OF SIMPLE EFFORT.
Charles Tadros, M.D. January 30, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
ALMOST ALWAYS, AFTER ALL THE EFFORT, THE WORRY, THE EXPENSE, AND THE WAITING, ONCE SOMETHING IS FIXED WE WANT IT TO STAY FIXED. ARE WE ASKING TOO MUCH?
Charles Tadros, August 18, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri
EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT COMPETENT AT SOMETHING IMPORTANT, SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST WANT TO SEE KINDNESS, HONESTY AND A REAL EFFORT.
Charles Tadros, M.D. June 20, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri