Last year of Uni at Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand. Degree program - sports coaching. A professor introduces students to a case study about an athletes' racing performance. Limited information is provided, but the professor is asking the students for their thoughts on the matter...
You would think that the students will start providing suggestions to help the athlete in question, right? Well, you guessed wrong. The students are smarter than that... they have stepped into that trap before by the same professor, and they will not make the same mistake again. The correct answer is "it depends". Since only limited information was provided, it is very hard to see the complete picture and a lot more information is needed before any kind of suggestion can be made.
When making suggestions without knowing an athlete inside and out, you are making assumptions. The word 'assume' can be broken down as followed: ass-u-me. Don't assume anything, you will not be helping anyone.
Thanks Lynn... best prof ever :-)
In other news, Myke posted his Stormy 50mile race report!
2 comments:
Your blog is incredibly hard to read with the white print on black background. I might read it more if it weren't so blurringly annoying to my eyes.
Thanks for your comment Anonymous. Im happy to change things around - suggestions for a new color scheme are welcome... What would be easier on your eyes? :-)
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