WEBVTT - Use more of the hoop

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to use more of the hoop. In basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>certain shots are more likely to go in the basket

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<v Speaker 1>than others. In your creative work, too, it's helpful to

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<v Speaker 1>build in some space for imperfection. That way you can

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<v Speaker 1>succeed even if not everything went as planned. Today's tip,

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<v Speaker 1>like some others this week, comes from Todd Henry's new

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<v Speaker 1>book Daily Creative. In this guide, he shares three d

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<v Speaker 1>sixty six tips to help creative people stay prolific, brilliant,

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<v Speaker 1>and healthy. One of the tips is to use more

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<v Speaker 1>of the hoop. Todd notes that his father has been

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<v Speaker 1>a basketball coach for over forty years. One thing he

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<v Speaker 1>taught Todd very early on is that when you put

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<v Speaker 1>more arc on your shot, you increase the chances of

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<v Speaker 1>making it. As Todd explains the physics, a shot with

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<v Speaker 1>more arc approaches the rim from a higher angle, thus

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<v Speaker 1>increasing the size of the opening that your ball can

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<v Speaker 1>fall into. When your shot is flat with little arc,

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<v Speaker 1>you are essentially shooting into an oval, and your technique

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<v Speaker 1>has to be nearly perfect to succeed. In other words,

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<v Speaker 1>more arc means more tolerance for mistakes. Todd explains in

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Creative that the same principle applies to creative work.

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<v Speaker 1>When you try to squeeze everything into a tight deadline

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<v Speaker 1>that is like a flat shot. Everything has to go perfectly.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you give yourself a little more flexibility, more

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<v Speaker 1>space to adapt to things that come up, well, you

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<v Speaker 1>are using more of the hoop. It's an intriguing metaphor.

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<v Speaker 1>How can you build more tolerance for imperfection into your work?

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<v Speaker 1>How can you make sure that even if your shot

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<v Speaker 1>isn't perfect, it's got a reasonable chance of going in.

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<v Speaker 1>Leaving space to come back to things is a good idea.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe getting feedback from people you admire, studying what's out

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<v Speaker 1>there to make sure you know what can go wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>talking to people before you pitch them stuff to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure you understand exactly what they need, and any nuances

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<v Speaker 1>of unspoken thoughts in the room. Use more of the hoop.

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<v Speaker 1>It is hard to be perfect. When you put enough

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<v Speaker 1>arc on your shot, you don't have to be You

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<v Speaker 1>can still succeed In the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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