“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
– Anonymous
The above quote was one of Terry’s favorite epigrams in his latter years. Its message so resonated with his …
This week we revisit one of our most popular blog posts from 2016– a post from Terry on the metacognitive aspects of skill acquisition (i.e. “learning how we learn”) and how that relates to Total Immersion’s mindful, kaizen approach to …
Reading a recent blog by TI founder Terry Laughlin about ‘failing better’ – actively seeking to create situations which may result in errors which can then be learned from – made me reflect on my own attitudes to my swim …
I’ve written many times that among the characteristics of those who excel in many fields is they do not fear or shrink from failure. In fact, when they practice their discipline, they almost always plan it to include a form …
The liveliest thread on the TI Discussion Forum at the moment is titled ‘a question about continuance.’ with, as of this morning, 59 posts, which have drawn over 1300 views. What’s curious about this thread is that the initial …
This is a guest post by Eid Mohammed Hamed, head coach of the provincial branch of the Afghan National Team in Herat, Afghanistan. His story illustrates how remarkable outcomes can occur when Passion meets TI.
When it came to sports, …
Paul Lurie showed up at Chez Laughlin out of the blue one day last summer. He’d learned we teach TI there in an Endless Pool. When my daughter Betsy answered the door, Paul’s first question was “Can you teach me …