![]() The research she put to use was not about sound but about sight.īALCETIS: A hidden secret about goal pursuit is that what we see is really tied to what we think, what we decide and what we do. ![]() Emily drew on her years of studying psychology to help her practice. But what she did have was a mental encyclopedia of psychological insights. VEDANTAM: Emily may not have been born with a gift of coordinated limbs. VEDANTAM: Her early efforts sounded a bit like the person in the audience who claps on the wrong beat. VEDANTAM: And recorded herself while she practiced. THE OUTFIELD: (Singing) I don't want to lose your love tonight. VEDANTAM: She chose the song "Your Love" by the English band The Outfield. I wasn't invited back to the next season of play. And I pushed my own teammate out of balance when she was carrying the basketball because I tripped on my own feet. In the fourth grade, I was on a basketball team. Such coordination was not Emily's strong suit.īALCETIS: I'm very uncoordinated. ![]() You have to strike different drums at the right moment and use one foot to hit a pedal. Playing drums is like patting your head and rubbing your stomach at the same time. But besides being short on time, Emily had another thing working against her. VEDANTAM: That might seem like a modest goal. VEDANTAM: Emily decided she'd learn to play a single song.īALCETIS: I wanted to play one rock tune on drums but, like, really learn how to nail it. I needed to explicitly and intentionally carve out time to let my own brain do the thing that it wanted to do just for me. If Emily's life had been a hotel, it would have had a no vacancy sign out front.ĮMILY BALCETIS: And that's when I decided, you know what? I also need to become a drummer.īALCETIS: I needed something that was just for myself. ![]() And she had the opportunity to write a book. ![]() Her son was just a few months old and barely sleeping. She was overseeing an enormous research project. A few years ago, Emily Balcetis was fresh out of space in her life. ![]()
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