[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Perspective]] - People: [[John Wooden]] - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-mSQxH2mvc --- ## Summary - "I'm gonna show you how to put on your shoes and socks." - The mistakes of mundane things can easily be dismissed as unimportant. - The correctness of little everyday things rarely get challenged. - The basics must be set up right. There rest will take care of itself. ## Notes ### Putting on socks - "I'm gonna show you how to put on your shoes and socks." - The idea of doing basic things - and doing them right. Like how to [[Make your bed]]. - Blisters come from wrinkles in the socks or shoes that don't fit properly. Most players wore shoes larger than they should. - By diving into the fundamental details, you can spot root problems for perhaps why everything (else) may not be working right. - These fundamentals can be tools, technique, equipment, or environment. Or perhaps even perspectives and philosophies. - The basics must be set up right. There rest will take care of itself. ### Shoes that fit - "You buy shoes for your children a thumbnail too long. They never get to wear shoes that fit." - Growing up, the shoes worn by kids is determined by the economics of their environment to meet the bare requirements of having shoes. In other words, what is the shoes that can be accorded that fit good enough and look good enough. Shoes, and the practice of wearing shoes and socks, were rarely, if ever, optimized for sport. - The mistakes of mundane things can easily be dismissed as unimportant. The correctness of little everyday things rarely get challenged. - The challenge isn't to fix these mundane things, but to illuminate to others why things matter. - The worst way to do something is to do it purely because "that's how it's always been done".