Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes

Colin Chamberscells, compete, competing, competition, Follow your dreams, Learning, spectacular performances, steps, Strategy, success Leave a Comment

I took these notes from the TED lecture given by Richard St. John The talk details are at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/70 I have to say that when I look back I can say that each success that I’ve had owes a lot to the things Richard talks about. He put’s it so clearly and precisely I just had to note it for …

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How much can we remember at once?

Colin Chambersbrain, coaching, compete, competing, competition, Education, memory, Strategy Leave a Comment

When I studied memory during A level psychology I was fascinated by what we know about memory. I chanced across this article today http://www.livescience.com/health/080428-working-memory.html.  I like it because memory was initially presented in very simplistic terms. It’s nice to see extra levels being added that fit my experience of learning and using my memory. I agree with the concept that better …

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How I think we learn: movements and other things

Colin Chambersactivity, coaching, compete, competing, competition, Education, Learning, nerves, Physical Education, sport, Strategy Leave a Comment

To give you a quick insight into my view on the biology and psychology of learning I’ll focus on how we learn movements for sports. In explaining this I feel it offers insights into how we learn things generally. This concept simply sees movement as a product of the learning and shows how the two can be combined. Everything I’ve …