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We expect to be transformed by significant life experiences and know that we cannot predict the behavior of the person who emerges at the other end of a deep story.
Famed wrestler and coach Dan Gable emphasizes this point as well. "Focus on what you are doing," he says. "If you're wrestling, then focus on wrestling, not on how you feel." He recounts several instances of finishing a match and wondering, "How did I just do that? I can hardly walk," or "I can't believe how tired I am." He noticed these things only after the job was done. "When you're in the actual situation, focus on what needs to be accomplished," Dan explains. "When your mind starts meandering, that's when you get into trouble. You need to focus on finishing strong."
Extreme Balance
Joe De Sena, Ben Askren, and David Sacks
During an improv performance for one of the dorms, a freshman had volunteered this “helpful” suggestion: “In a bowling alley with a chicken.” We had asked the audience to fill in the blanks: “In a ___, with a ___.” This improv game is a setup which typically results in pairing odd bedfellows. You almost always get “in a firehouse with a wildebeest” or “in a rowboat with a broken toaster oven.” These suggestions arise from two assumptions, one of them mistaken. The first is that all we are here to see is comedy and the second, that pairing “unlikely” objects will produce the biggest challenge and result in the funniest scene.
Improv Wisdom
Patricia Ryan Madson
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