Ep. 391: Am I Getting Better? feat. Josh McKinney
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This week, we're joined by Josh McKinney! Josh is a black belt, head coach at HeadNod Jiu-Jitsu in Southern Illinois, and the host of the I Suck at Jiu-Jitsu podcast. In this episode, Josh shares a framework for self-coaching beyond getting belt promotions, and explains why submission count and belt color are the wrong yardsticks for measuring whether you're getting better. Topics include: false metrics, the over-reliance on your A-game, learning to read old-school black belts, the Henry Akins "how many steps" test, and managing effort as a progress metric.
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Mental models discussed in this episode:
- Self-Competition
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/self-competition - Goodhart's Law
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/goodharts-law - Systematic Abandonment
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/systematic-abandonment - Concepts Over Techniques
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/concepts-over-techniques - Deliberate Practice
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/deliberate-practice - Resulting Fallacy
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/resulting - Economy of Motion
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/economy-of-motion - Making Smaller Circles
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/making-smaller-circles - Process Over Outcomes
https://bjjmentalmodels.com/process-over-outcomes
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