The Captains Coach

Leadership, strategy, and mental skills for team captains and athletes

[Matt Schnuck @mattschnuck]

The most sought-after exec coach in Silicon Valley coached @naval.

Then went on to coach the CEOs of Reddit, OpenAI, Coinbase....even Sequoia Capital.

Here are 5 “MAGIC” questions he has all his leaders ask their teams:

[Craig Doty @CoachDoty]

Coaches: Do you have some downtime in the office? There is always something you can do to improve the program, the student-athlete experience, and yourself. Don’t wait for instructions, take initiative.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

There's a concept called the "Four Stages of Competence" that I refer to when learning something new.

It was first created by Matthew Broadwell in 1969.

It says we progress through stages when moving from total novice to expert at a given craft.

The stages are as follows:

[Dr. Tech @doctechmd]

Developers: it's a simple feature, users will understand it.

Users:

[ZUBY: @ZubyMusic]

If you're confused by why victim mentality is so attractive:

1/ It provides a permanent alibi for personal failures

2/ It attracts attention

3/ It generates sympathy

4/ It acts as a 'social currency' with likeminded people

5/ It disguises negative traits & actions as virtues

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

I love this story because it reminds me that one person can make a difference.

In 1979, Jadav Payeng began planting a tree every day for 37 years — results are stunning

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Some 2,600 years ago the ancient Greek poet Pindar wrote, “Become who you are by learning who you are.” Here is what he meant:

[James Black (Esq) @JamesKi14740193]

@RobertGreene Interesting the Swahili have a similar saying "jishinde Ushinde". Conquer who you are, remove the veil of duplicity that society imposes upon oneself to interact with the world. I think the greatest motivation of humans is shame, and not sex and/or Money. Shame makes you hide you

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

The Ancient Greeks had two words for time:

1. Chronos = sequential, quantitative time
2. Kairos = fluctuating, qualitative time

Here's why you need to understand kairos...

[Harrison Schenck @FractionalList]

Man is happiest when he's making himself and the world around him better

Create something of your own. Doesn't matter what. Just matters that it's yours

An irony of life:

Filling yourself through consumption makes you empty

Emptying yourself through creation makes you full

[The Captains Coach @CaptainsCoach]

@thejustinwelsh @SahilBloom @Nicolascole77 @thedankoe @dickiebush @heykahn @aaditsh @wes_kao @blakeaburge @sweatystartup @hypefury @TwemexApp @typeshare_co @TwitterBlue @SaveToNotion #thread #communitybuilding

[The Captains Coach @CaptainsCoach]

@aakashgupta @lilylimpet @SaveToNotion #thread

[Alex Brogan @alexbrogan]

Curse of Knowledge

Once we know something, we assume everyone else knows it, too.

It's why some experts can't explain their field in simple terms and people don't share knowledge that could benefit others.

Lesson: There are always people to teach and people to learn from.

[Andrew Wilkinson @awilkinson]

On Aug 1, I woke up and didn’t want to get out of bed.

I felt…blank. Hollowed out. I’d felt this way for months.

I couldn’t enjoy anything.

I didn’t care about work.

I didn’t want to talk to anyone.

I wasn’t necessarily depressed. Objectively life was amazing...

[Nate Tice @Nate_Tice]

when my wife asks me to find something in the pantry

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

There’s a concept in aviation called the 1-in-60 Rule.

I originally learned about it from my friend @Codie_Sanchez and was immediately drawn to the idea.

It says that a 1 degree error in heading will cause a plane to miss its target by 1 mile for every 60 miles flown.

[Sam Parr @thesamparr]

Not surprised.

America is a lovely place. Some problems, yes, but the most accepting places in the world.

[Tom Hartley @thomaswhartley]

Understanding how athletes learn: @fab_otte et al

The training design is the main ‘stimulus’ for athlete learning

Train the way you play

Repetition without repetition in training

Encourage exploration and movement variability in training

Athletes are the problem-solvers

[Alex Sarama @AlexJSarama]

Tag is one of the best ways to improve dribbling, warm-up and start practice on a fun note. This is obstacle team tag, ⏰ stops when last player gets tagged. Great for beginners and pros, and everyone in-between. Read on for more from today’s camp with Joliet Academy in Chicago…

[Doomberg @DoombergT]

1/ Since disorder is spontaneous, the human endeavor is a constant, unrelenting struggle against the forces of entropy. We are a highly ordered species – a true miracle of the universe. Beating back entropy requires energy. Ergo, energy is life.