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Malcolm Gladwell of "The New Yorker" discusses the phenomenon of physical genius, as manifested in the skills of prodigies like Yo-Yo Ma, Wayne Gretzky and Charlie Wilson. Gladwell discusses the combination of physical endowment, intuition and determination that yields excellence in physical pursuits.
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Randy Burge 04/06/2008 03:06 PM Report
Malcolm and Charlie discuss fascinating revelations about physical genius and its definition, including focus, consistent millisecond visualization and responses, and dominant implicit and lesser explicit modes of action.
Their discussion about implicit and explicit modes is particularly interesting. (Go to video time 11:40 to pick up the discussion)
Gladwell points out that when we perform an action, we act in two parallel modes, the implicit and explicit modes.
Actions done in the implicit mode are done without thinking. Someone who is good at what they do is always in the implicit mode. Actions in the explicit mode are made by thinking about what is being done.
Choking, or flubbing a key moment, a term usually used in sports, is caused when someone shifts from the implicit action mode to the explicit action mode at a crucial time when the need for implicit action is highest. Physical geniuses are less likely to choke during their performances.
Discussion triggered by Gladwell's article:
Action Einsteins: Why some people are physical geniuses
New Yorker, August 2, 1999
Malcolm Gladwell
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1999/08/02/1999_08_02_057_TNY_LIBRY_000018760