I'm sure none of us planned on spending spring break with hats and gloves on to protect us from these sub-freezing temperatures! For those of you who were lucky to get out of town and find a sunny beach somewhere, stop gloating! I thought I might mention some of what I've been doing since we've been away from school:
I've been reading a really interesting book called The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle. It talks about different people who become great at what they do, from Brazilian soccer players to Shakespeare, to the Z-boys in California. They become great through deep practice, focusing on a skill over and over and over again. It's not just trial and error, it turns out. It's a substance that forms in our brains called myelin, which acts as an insulator for our neurons. It helps them to fire faster and more frequently.
This also explains why, when we don't practice something, our skills diminish. I don't know though, I kind of like to let some of that myelin melt away when we're not in school. Isn't that what breaks are for? ;)
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