The World According to Gar

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You can be as brilliant a coach or teacher as there is in the world but what's the point if nobody's listening? I also rant about the education system's role in the divisiveness of political rhetoric, and read another chapter of Ventland.

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I talk about what the theory of evolution really means and how it can apply to athletes. More ranting about the  bullshit surrounding kids "missing out" by not going to school, and the next chapter of Ventland.

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I quote one of my favourite authors, Kurt Vonnegut, extensively this week because he was a humanist who believed in the inherent goodness of people. He also thought most people were idiots, but unlike many authors Vonnegut had ideas about how to combat that affliction!

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This week I talk about the lessons to be found in Raptor's coach Nick Nurses'  book Rapture.  I also talk about the difference between internal and external cues. And I read a 3rd installment of Ventland.

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I talk about genetic testing, physical testing, school testing, testing as competition and all sorts of different types of assessment. I also wonder why we are so obsessed with testing when so often we ignore the results. Oh, and I start a new chapter of Ventland.

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I talk about the relative age effect and how difficult it can be to overcome. I also talk about how harmful it can be to keep telling kids and athletes just to work harder if they want to succeed.

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The show Chernobyl - Soviet Union - Russia - doping - what the hell is going on with doping anyway?! And what about New Year's resolutions? As an added bonus I read a story rather than recommending one.

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Spending Christmas in a foreign country can really make you miss home, even if home is boring and predictable! Oh, and I read my favourite Christmas story this week. 

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Not the Christmas Season, the Decathlon Season! The first results of the year are in and the countdown to the 2021 Olympics has begun. I talk about the qualifying process, and Christmas and new ways to look at the world.  Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, 2021 is on the way!

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Music fans are gonna want to listen to this one, it's pure gold! I talk about musical connections and my memories of Tom Waits,  April Wine,  and my all time favourite from Gotzis: "The Roof is on Fire".  And I might have something to say about vaccines too.

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