178 - Math problems - See one, do one, teach one

What this episode covers

A college professor goes up to his whiteboard and starts doing simple math problems..1+1=2 , 1+2=3, 1+3=4, etc. and he gets to 10+1 = 12 Right away, hands shoot up , and the students in his class jump down his throat. "Professor, Professor, you got that last one wrong!"  He turns around and asks what they mean and for them to clarify. He calls them out and says to them, 'none of you said a word while I was banging out the easy ones and getting them right, but the moment I got an easy one wrong, you called me out and jumped down my throat for it" That's the simple story that has a few deeper meanings if we choose to examine it.  #1 - Once we get to a certain level, it is EXPECTED of us to get the easy ones right. College freshman playing division 1 ball? She should make a wide open layup. kindergartner playing for the first time? she should NOT make a layup, and if she does, it's a huge deal! Take that same college freshman who misses a wide open layup, and her coaches, teammates, media, whoever, is going to jump down her throat for missing what she was EXPECTED to make.  #2 - When we DO get the easy ones, we are not necessary going to CELEBRATE that 1+1=2 accomplishments. you may not get PRAISED for doing the BASELINE level of work or results. Now, if 1+1=2 is a really , really hard concept for you (and this is all relative..maybe it's dribbling with your non-dominant hand or foot, or finishing around the basket or goal, or completing a backhand cleanly), and you DO get it, YEAH, we're going to celebrate that.  So it's all relative. Just know that your teammates and coaches are going to know you best and are going to communicate their expectations with you.

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