Comments on: Using Arete to Make Practical Decisions http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/13/using-arete-to-make-practical-decisions/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: eeb http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/13/using-arete-to-make-practical-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-171178 eeb Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:23:35 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/13/using-arete-to-make-practical-decisions/#comment-171178 Hi! I'm new! I've been kinda overworked and worried for the past two months. This post has jolted me out of my misery and reminded me why i'm in the course that i am. I'm definitely working harder now, what with the finals in a month's time. Ciao :)! Hi!
I’m new! I’ve been kinda overworked and worried for the past two months. This post has jolted me out of my misery and reminded me why i’m in the course that i am. I’m definitely working harder now, what with the finals in a month’s time.

Ciao :) !

]]> By: J.D. http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/13/using-arete-to-make-practical-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-165175 J.D. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:31:54 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/13/using-arete-to-make-practical-decisions/#comment-165175 Good post and I always like words from other cultures that encapsulate key concepts. Making the most of any moment or situation is powerful. In Peaceful Warrior, it's about living the moment. If I remember correctly, it was something like: - there are no ordinary moments - where are you? ... here. - what time is it? ... now. - what are you? ... this moment. (... and ... if this were baseball, it would be about focusing on "one pitch at a time" versus focusing on the scoreboard) Living with virtue/excellence, is similar to continuous improvement. It's like Demming and Wooden applied to life. You control your effort and your focus. You can't control the stimulus/situations, but you can control your response. The trick then becomes, knowing which buckets to chunk up your Arete. I learned the hard way: - mind - body - heart - career - financial - relationships I now spread my time/energy across the buckets, for integrated, more impactful results. What's nice about this portfolio of results is you can spread your investments, take more risks in some, but overall it's a balanced portfolio that will help you survive the tough times and prosper in the best. Good post and I always like words from other cultures that encapsulate key concepts.

Making the most of any moment or situation is powerful. In Peaceful Warrior, it’s about living the moment. If I remember correctly, it was something like:
- there are no ordinary moments
- where are you? … here.
- what time is it? … now.
- what are you? … this moment.
(… and … if this were baseball, it would be about focusing on “one pitch at a time” versus focusing on the scoreboard)

Living with virtue/excellence, is similar to continuous improvement. It’s like Demming and Wooden applied to life. You control your effort and your focus. You can’t control the stimulus/situations, but you can control your response.

The trick then becomes, knowing which buckets to chunk up your Arete. I learned the hard way:
- mind
- body
- heart
- career
- financial
- relationships

I now spread my time/energy across the buckets, for integrated, more impactful results. What’s nice about this portfolio of results is you can spread your investments, take more risks in some, but overall it’s a balanced portfolio that will help you survive the tough times and prosper in the best.

]]> By: Shilpan | successsoul.com http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/13/using-arete-to-make-practical-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-164605 Shilpan | successsoul.com Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:16:03 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/13/using-arete-to-make-practical-decisions/#comment-164605 Scott, You are brilliant. I love reading your unique perspective on life. I like two attributes of Arte. One that exists in every successful person is "quickness to Act" and other equally important is to "Focus entirely on the task at hand". These two are integral part of success in making. Great post. Shilpan Scott,

You are brilliant. I love reading your unique perspective on life. I like two attributes of Arte. One that exists in every successful person is “quickness to Act” and other equally important is to “Focus entirely on the task at hand”. These two are integral part of success in making. Great post.

Shilpan

]]> By: Greg H. http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/13/using-arete-to-make-practical-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-164417 Greg H. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:07:15 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/03/13/using-arete-to-make-practical-decisions/#comment-164417 Scott, I really like the past two posts. I recall documenting my realization of the importance of pursuing excellence in all that you do during my own personal development journey. It was a very powerful realization for me at the time and really added a huge spark to my goals, daily life, and relationships. It's quite fascinating to see you writing about and articulating so clearly a lot of the things I was trying to process in my head. A good book I read was "The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence" by Josh Waitzkin. Josh, the subject for Searching For Bobby Fischer was a child chess prodigy and chess world champion who later became a world champion in Tai Chi. An interested read about his pursuit of excellence, his approach and practices, and the obstacles he had to overcome. Keep up the good work. Scott,

I really like the past two posts. I recall documenting my realization of the importance of pursuing excellence in all that you do during my own personal development journey. It was a very powerful realization for me at the time and really added a huge spark to my goals, daily life, and relationships. It’s quite fascinating to see you writing about and articulating so clearly a lot of the things I was trying to process in my head.

A good book I read was “The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence” by Josh Waitzkin. Josh, the subject for Searching For Bobby Fischer was a child chess prodigy and chess world champion who later became a world champion in Tai Chi. An interested read about his pursuit of excellence, his approach and practices, and the obstacles he had to overcome.

Keep up the good work.

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