July 19, 2024The End of Many Books2024
The Inner Game of Tennis
by Tim Gallwey
I’d had this in my queue for a while. I almost did NOT get it when I found out that Bill Gates claims it as his favorite book. But I listened anyway.
It was…fine? Interesting? Encouraging? A helpful sort of distracting while I was walking up and down steep hills?
It definitely doesn’t acknowledge total depravity, as Gallwey claims that our inner/intuitive Self 2 is naturally good and just needs to stop getting lectured by the conscious/judgy-pants Self 1. That said, sure, there’s a way to overcorrect with constant self-criticism that would hinder improvement. Don’t do that.