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Previous Issues of The Saturday Self-Improver
Acceptance: The Mental Game of Tennis
The mental game plays such a huge part in tennis. Without a strong mental performance, we can’t maximise our physical, technical and tactical capabilities. The mental game plays a large role at all levels. From 8-year-old mini tennis players, all the way to the top of the professional game. One of the most prevalent examples of this is a guy we all know well. Someone I’ve played against and spent time with: Nick Kyrgios.
Quarantine: The Uncertainty is Scary
Good morning people, you know, it’s a very strange time to be living at the moment. You’ve got people walking around like zombies with face masks on and everyone is scared shitless of each other. Sneeze and the people around you look at you like you just killed their pet rabbit. I mean, we’ve even got people fighting over toilet paper for fuck sake.
Stop doing it ALL yourself!
Is it just me, or do we all fall into the habit of trying to do everything by ourselves. Whether it’s trying to solve that hard maths question at school, when honestly, we have no clue, but we refuse to ask for help. Or whether it’s trying to figure out why we’re hitting our backhand so s***, and going around in circles in our mind, refusing to just ask the coach for some advice.
Happiness: The Ultimate Paradox
What if I was to tell you that that in order to be happy, you can’t try to be happy. The more you pursue happiness the more likely you are to be unhappy. Sounds a bit nuts, right? Like a bit of a paradox? I’m still amazed by this discovery myself. It completely goes against common sense.