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May laugh at the old, but never at the young.

 Experience and knowledge which usually comes with age and tells us what has happened. So we form strong opinions on what works and what does not, what is good or what is bad. We become fixed in our mind and we rigidly assume what happened in the past will happen in the future.  In a sense we believe we have arrived at that intellectual destination where we smugly feel that we need little or no new learning. Almost impossible for adults to imagine a future much different from the past and the present. This is the exact opposite of the inherent childlike trait we all possess. A child is intensely curious, full of ideas,  fantasies and dreams.  The wise say 'Imagination is more powerful than knowledge'. While our knowledge is limited, our imagination can be infinite.  The young imagine more and thus have dreams so fantastic that the old cannot even begin to comprehend.  Where the mind goes so the body easily follows provided there is passion and sincerity. ...

Magic 10,000. - Secret of Champions and Masters.

We often do not know about what made it possible but we spot talent and mastery in individuals only when it suddenly erupts forth on the global stage. Infinite research has been carried out and countless tomes have been written, trying to answer the question, "what is it that makes people so incredibly talented and achieve mastery?" While DNA and upbringing is important, the most important are belief, passion, and hard work. Called the '10 years Rule', by Herbert Simon the Nobel Prize winner in Economics provides us an answer. A study by 'High performance Anthropologist' Rasmus Ankerson corroborates this 10 year rule with the 10,000 hours, and the 10,000 cycles rule. _______________________ Mastery comes from repeatedly practicing something and learning from each session and every hour of practice.  Let's look at some examples.  Nadia Comăneci Nadia Comăneci , the first person to ever win ever perfect scores in gymnast...