Crescendo

"Anyway, the point is it’s a long piece, maybe fifteen minutes or so, and it starts off slow with just a few quiet instruments and then it gathers momentum and builds and builds into a crescendo, a big finish with all the instruments in the orchestra coming in together. And at the same time, the emotions of the listeners build and come together at the same moment." - Michael Connelly in The Fifth Witness (Lincoln Lawyer, Book 4)

Timing matters. Learn across domains - art, philosophy, math and science, music, sports.

'The Lincoln Lawyer', Michael Haller discusses the prosecution's plan to build a symphony of evidence against his client, unleashing into a crescendo of proof.  

Readers know that in "The Bear," Carmen Berzatto learned from his mentors that "Every Second Counts." That's true. But they don't count equally. Exceptional teams improve, gather momentum and become "tough outs" down the stretch. 

Learning from mistakes means not repeating the same ones. Just as "Every Second Counts" and "Every Game Counts," the plan is to improve every day. 

Listen to the start of Ravel’s Bolero, then jump ahead to around 11:30. That’s a crescendo—exactly what Haller meant. Bring your volleyball season to a crescendo the same way: through steady, deliberate, daily improvement.