Philosophy | THE PERFORMANCE DOC

Der Unterschied zwischen Theorie und Praxis

Gerade im Bereich Training und im Bereich Medizin sind wir ja immer in einem Spannungsfeld zwischen Theorie und Praxis und ich glaube, es hat ganz viel mit der Art und Weise, wie man das Konzept von Modellen sieht.

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Was wir von den Pirahã lernen können

Ich schreibe gerade an meinem neuen Buch. Da geht es um den Unterschied zwischen der organischen und der mechanischen Weltanschauung. Und im Rahmen der Recherchen für das Buch bin auf ein paar interessante Sachen gestoßen, die ich euch gerne erzählen möchte

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Der Unterschied von Maschinen und Organismen

Ich brauche eure Meinung, ich brauche eure Ideen. Ich schreibe nämlich gerade an einem Buchprojekt und hätte gerne eure Meinung dazu, was eure Gedanken zu diesem Thema sind. Das Thema oder die Idee dieses Themas ist eine recht simple, und zwar geht es um den Unterschied zwischen Maschinenund Organismen.

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Do you need REPAIR or REGENERATION?

„Our heart is like a pump.“ „Our cartilage is like a suspension.“ „Our bones are like a frame.“ These are simple analogies of our bodies functions. They are useful. But are they true?

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The Fear of the Unknown

I remember being afraid of open water. A lot. We would go on a boat with friends. Everybody would jump off and swim. I stay on the boat. Irrational fear. Fear of the unknown. What

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Embracing the struggle

Imagine for a second. Imagine there was no struggle. Imagine we had no limitations. How would life be? Nothing would be difficult. We would not have to learn because we are all-knowing. We would not have to work, because we already have everything.

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Leave the Jersey in a higher place

Is everything fine the way it is in this world? Should we change something? If Yes, in which direction? Is there a direction? What does that mean for our personal responsibilities and self-image?

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The Ego and Winning

My current topic of interest : EGO and human performance. When I talk to coaches in professional sport, a recurrent theme I get is: "the big EGOs of some players/coaches/doctors are holding our performance back".

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Evolution is based on failure

In Nature Evolution is based on MISTAKES. Every genetic mutation ultimately is a mistake. A mistake in reading genetic code, a mistake in writing genetic code, or a failure to preserve genetic code. But it

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Form Follows Functions

It is one of the oldest principles of understanding the workings of nature, and its implications are far reaching. SPORTS MEDICINE. When the anatomy is "dysformed" (think bone spurs, cartilage damage, boney impingements (eg.FAI)) we need to look for the underlying dysFUNCTION which lead to the dysFORMation. Surgical repair of the FORM is rarely of