T is For Training 329 - This Sucks, Start Over

T is For Training

The photographer, teacher and author Glenn K. Seki, Ed. D. talks to us about how to become an expert in Anything. Find his book at https://howtobecomethebest.com/ Notes added 2/11/23 I didn’t want the world to remember him like that. [Glenn was the LMU photographer when Hank Gathers died on the court] https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hank-gathers-death-college-basketball K Anders Ericsson [I would make a bad photojournalist] because I want to save the kid on fire. Companies should retrain injured employees for free. I learned to compensate. Make sure you have a plan B. Planning and Pre-focusing. Anticipation matters in photography You can only use one good eye for photography. Have an editor who can tell you “This Sucks, Start Over.” Glenn practiced action photography by following seagulls. Drive to get better. Takes deliberate practice with goals. Observe habits. You don’t have to be born the best; you have to work at it. Persistence is the key. It depends on where you attribute failure. “Practicing Knowledge” Teach me how to tell someone to f-off and they say thank you. Education and Expertise don’t go hand in hand. Be your own coach. Tom quoted the book “Deschooling Society” by Ivan Illitch. I just needed help cracking my chest. You’re about to experience some discomfort. Automate Procedure Going on Auto-Pilot to a destination.