Aspirations of Excellence

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Models of Craft: Coach John Wooden
In the 1960s and 1970s, UCLA won 10 of 12 national championships in basketball – 7 consecutively.
 • David Wells
Models of Craft: Will Harlan and Promontory
We are going to start a regular series of post to spotlight people, places, organizations that are pursuing craft well.
 • David Wells
The Quiet War Between Now and Not-Yet
Living in the present is exceptionally hard.
 • David Wells
10 quotes about improving your writing
We all write and read constantly - here are a few ideas on how to get better at it
 • David Wells
How do you get feedback, actual helpful feedback?
Good feedback is necessary for improvement, but hard to get. Here's a possible path forward.
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The business of re-work
Whatever your creative act may be - whether in the arts or the office - get your repetitions up. Do more of it.
 • David Wells
10 Philosophical Reflections on Gym Going
For my entire adult life, I struggled with consistency in getting into the gym.
 • David Wells
Want greater impact? Grow as a "talent wielder"
Our talents can be deployed for the greatest good or harm - the path of excellence calls us to samurai like skill in their use
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Embracing mundanity through focus and practice
"The little moments of life are profoundly important precisely because they are the little moments that we live in and that form us." Paul David Tripp
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If you aren't world class at 1 thing
Excellence can be built through synthesis, not just specialization
 • David Wells
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