All opinions expressed in the blog are solely my own.
The season flies by and the offseason "creeps in its petty pace." As a writer or a student, remember to "add value" and "don't be boring."
MVB student-athletes benefit by growing minds and bodies. That includes acquiring more thinking tools, understanding cognitive biases and mental models.
12 Cognitive Biases that are holding you back pic.twitter.com/QObP9AtsPj
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Select a few for application.
1) Status quo bias. Restate as "great is the enemy of good." Good, related to platform skills such as serve receive can be better.
2) Confirmation bias. Most people choose to read and study information that supports their existing beliefs. For example, compare jump serving to conventional serving. USWNT Coach Karch Kiraly, a triple Olympic gold winner (Men's indoor and outdoor, Women's indoor coach) teaches conventional service.
3) Groupthink. Some choose to adopt the popular wisdom as opposed to alternatives. "Utilize strengths, attack weaknesses," said Sun Tzu. Fundamentals, ball control, and consistency beat flash. Will more points mostly arise from the outside or the middle in 2025?
4) Framing effect. How we present a solution impacts its public support. During the Vietnam War era, Henry Kissinger presented three alternatives to President Nixon - withdrawal, nuclear attack, or status quo (muddle along). That omitted other alternatives. Nixon considered only one failing stratagy. In sport there are "good losses" and "bad wins." Selling a weak schedule with "bad wins" as progress is fool's gold.
5) Self-serving bias. Never underestimate the power of choices made to advance one's agenda. Always be alert for choices made to serve ourselves. Sherlock Holmes' arrogance is tempered with humility. "I could be wrong...it has happened."
Lagniappe. Know your options from attacking from off the net. Coach Jiri emphasizes diagonals, lines, or attacking the setter. Worth watching and repeating.
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