Avoiding Mistakes

Charlie Munger (above) says avoiding being stupid is a skill. 

"Negative Thinking" has power, too. Knowing what "not to do" is part of the Pareto Principle, the 20% of action has 80% of benefits. 

Think about 'simple' mistakes:

• Skill/decisions - stay out of the net, avoid overaggressiveness on downballs, no 'campfires' via bad communication, no foot fouls on serves, no rotation errors
• Strategy - do more of what works, less of what doesn't...if setter dumps or opposite attacks aren't working, why? 
• Physicality - strength and conditioning are year-round
• Psychology - strengthen or repair resilience through mindfulness

What destroys teams? 

• Culture failure..."Me" overpowers "us" 
• Complacency. "I'm good enough. We're good enough." 
• Deafness. Teams stop listening to coaches.
• Inconsistency/overconfidence with hitting and service errors.

Lagniappe. At home. 

Lagniappe 2. Common setting mistakes. 

Lagniappe 3. More wisdom from Charlie Munger:

"If all you succeed in doing in life is getting rich by buying little pieces of paper, it's a failed life. Life is more than being shrewd in wealth accumulation. A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid: early death, a bad marriage, etc.

Just avoid things like AIDS, racing trains to the crossing, and doing cocaine. Develop good mental habits."