breakthrough – ARTHUR CODDINGTON

Making Friends with Chaos

Arthur Coddington — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:16:27 +0000

Using data is a key to improvement. To separate ourselves from others, we should embrace chaos.

Plateaus and Four Ways to Get Past Them

Arthur Coddington — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 20:09:52 +0000

Everyone hits plateaus on the way to impossible goals, but there are things you can do to get past them more quickly: staying with the plan, changing the plan, easing up and staying one step ahead. Why Am I Stuck On This #@?!ing Plateau? I’ve hit a plateau. Actually I’ve hit hundreds. We all reach …

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Creating Deep Mastery from Repetition: Problem Solving

Arthur Coddington — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:05:32 +0000

This is the fourth and final article about using repetition toward deep mastery. So far, we have explored discipline and expertise and expression. Repetition can take us to an even deeper level when we integrate it with problem solving. LEVEL 4 – REPETITION CREATES ELEGANT SOLUTIONS It’s easy to be expressive when things are going …

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Soaring Past Discomfort To Breakthroughs

Arthur Coddington — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:22:07 +0000

It’s an irritating nudge growing in intensity until it drowns out everything else. It’s tension. Frustration. Scapegoating. It’s ugly. And then the bottom comes, a swirly mess like being in free fall, tossed around in a hurricane. It’s a powerless, painful moment. And it’s the prelude to breakthrough. Sometimes it seems we wait for rock …

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We Got Your Back

Arthur Coddington — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:25:18 +0000

“Testing oneself is best when done alone.” – Jimmy Carter I remember throwing grapes at the TV as a spoiled teenager when a Jimmy Carter speech pre-empted my favorite show. I’d like to throw grapes at this quote. I’ve grown to love Jimmy Carter. More than any other, he’s used his presence as an ex-President …

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