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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Brown" data-source="post: 1462143" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>I think we're talking about different concepts.</p><p></p><p>Mental toughness i.e. the ability to continue through adversity, varies from athlete to athlete and while I will agree is reduced from years past, is still present in enormous amounts in a number of sports including USPSA, multi-gun, etc.</p><p></p><p>What I am referring to is the ability to be "present" in a task.</p><p></p><p>Very few people without a psychology background or without extensive study on the matter have some understanding of what it takes to be "present".</p><p></p><p>Various societies have names for it i.e. Zen in Asian culture but it's really the same thing: the ability to focus on nothing but the task at hand to the exclusion of all else.</p><p></p><p>The great Col. Cooper referred to it in personal protection matters and provided what is probably the most easily observed example of it when he described the act of a quarterback making a precision pass when a linebacker is bearing down on him.</p><p></p><p>The conscious mind recognizes that he will likely be hit, but does him no good in completing his task, so he simply continues to focus on the task of completing the pass rather than focusing on the unimportant things i.e. the liklihood that he will take a rib-shattering hit.</p><p></p><p>Because a sport like chess requires future computations well in excess of two moves ahead, it requires the player to see the whole board yet focus on the task at hand i.e. the very next move. </p><p></p><p>This has become so advanced in the chess world that players spend more time trying to get inside the head of their opponent than they do actually moving pieces.</p><p></p><p>This is what I am referring to, despite the fact that I agree with your premise that society is much less mentally tough today and has become so because we have chosen to reward mediocrity.</p><p></p><p>Michael Brown</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Brown, post: 1462143, member: 18"] I think we're talking about different concepts. Mental toughness i.e. the ability to continue through adversity, varies from athlete to athlete and while I will agree is reduced from years past, is still present in enormous amounts in a number of sports including USPSA, multi-gun, etc. What I am referring to is the ability to be "present" in a task. Very few people without a psychology background or without extensive study on the matter have some understanding of what it takes to be "present". Various societies have names for it i.e. Zen in Asian culture but it's really the same thing: the ability to focus on nothing but the task at hand to the exclusion of all else. The great Col. Cooper referred to it in personal protection matters and provided what is probably the most easily observed example of it when he described the act of a quarterback making a precision pass when a linebacker is bearing down on him. The conscious mind recognizes that he will likely be hit, but does him no good in completing his task, so he simply continues to focus on the task of completing the pass rather than focusing on the unimportant things i.e. the liklihood that he will take a rib-shattering hit. Because a sport like chess requires future computations well in excess of two moves ahead, it requires the player to see the whole board yet focus on the task at hand i.e. the very next move. This has become so advanced in the chess world that players spend more time trying to get inside the head of their opponent than they do actually moving pieces. This is what I am referring to, despite the fact that I agree with your premise that society is much less mentally tough today and has become so because we have chosen to reward mediocrity. Michael Brown [/QUOTE]
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