Following through is the challenge

by | Apr 4, 2025 | Post

When trying to understand any topic, I usually start with an understanding of the definition of the word or phrase.

The phrasal verb follow-through, according to the Collins Dictionary, is “something that completes an action or a planned series of actions”.

The reason I have chosen Collins Dictionary out of many is for the following explanation of this verb that clicks something in me and lightens the path to understanding the issue.

Collins Dictionary Explanation: “If you follow through an action, plan, or idea or follow through with it, you continue doing or thinking about it until you have done everything possible.”

In animation world follow-through is animation of the character’s movement till the end. 

The ability to do what is necessary until you have done everything possible is the key indicator of whether people can follow through with things or not.

I think about this because following through presents the greatest challenge for most of my students. 

My first large group coaching included 20 people. Only few followed through. There is a room for development.

We become dumber

by | Apr 4, 2025 | Write-up

If we rely on society, we might be dumber than we think.

Increasing the range of problems to solve helps us develop the brain. When we specialize in something and do not acquire wider general knowledge, our brain doesn’t need as much power and neurological connections as when we expose ourselves to a greater variety of problems.* As a result, it isn’t as developed. Why? Because general knowledge is outsourced to the community, we specialize in one thing; another person specializes in another. We achieve our goals, but we become less knowledgeable.

There is no risk in being dumb in a successfully developing community if everything goes well. But when society faces a crisis, we need more critical, well-developed minds.

*Joseph Henrich – Humans Defeated Smarter Species With Cultural Evolution