Golf is cool because it really is about managing your psychology. My skill in golf pikued relative to others around 11 to 13, and then i was pretty good through my high school years. I think i had the potential to at least playing college, if not maybe go professional, if i got some serious help from coaches. But at the end of the day, i actually never could control my temper in a way that i think would be required if you really wanted to be a professional.
With 7 billion people on Earth, it's incredibly hard to be at the absolute top of any field. In this episode, Steph and Calvin discuss what they learned from their brief stints of being "world-class" in chess and golf, respectively. They also dive into the 10,000-hour rule, mastering skills in adulthood, and managing your psychology along the way.