So, I’ve been watching this golfer, Mone Inami, for a while now. It’s not like I’m a huge golf nut or anything, but something about how she plays just grabbed my attention. I found myself trying to figure out her whole approach, almost like a little side project for myself.
What I Noticed First
You see her out there on the course, and it’s like she’s in her own little bubble. Total focus, you know? It’s not just about whacking the ball. I started making a few mental notes, trying to break down what I was seeing. It wasn’t super scientific, just stuff I picked up on.
- That pre-shot thing she does: It’s like a ritual. Every single time, same steps, same timing. I started timing it, just out of curiosity.
- How she handles bad shots: No drama. Just a quick look, maybe a little adjustment, and then it’s on to the next one. I’ve seen others get all worked up, but she seems to just file it away and move on.
- The quiet way she plays: She’s not flashy. Just gets the job done, one shot at a time. It’s more about consistency than anything else.
It’s like she’s running a program in her head, and she trusts it completely. I found myself thinking about that a lot.
Trying to Make it Work for Me
Now, why am I telling you all this? Well, I was stuck on this really annoying task at work. You know the type – messy, complicated, and I just couldn’t get a handle on it. I was jumping from one part to another, getting stressed out, and basically making zero progress. My brain felt like scrambled eggs.
Then, one weekend, I was watching a tournament, and there she was, Mone Inami, grinding it out. High pressure, tough conditions. And watching her go through her process, that deliberate focus, something just clicked. I thought, “Okay, maybe I need to stop flailing around like an idiot and try something different with this stupid task.”
So, I decided to try and copy some of what I saw. My own little experiment, you could say.
First thing, I tried to create a “pre-task routine.” Sounds a bit daft, I know. But before diving into the mess, I’d take a minute, look at what needed doing for that specific bit, and just clear my head.
Then, I really worked on focusing on only one small piece at a time. Like, really small. My mind still wanted to jump ahead or worry about the other ten things, but I kept trying to pull it back. That was tough, man.
And the consistency part: I made myself chip away at it every day, even if it was just for a little while. Even when I really, really didn’t want to. Just show up and do the thing.
It wasn’t like her focus magically solved all my problems overnight. The task was still a beast. But I started to feel a bit less overwhelmed. I was actually getting tiny bits done, instead of just spinning my wheels. Small victories, right? You gotta take what you can get when you’re drowning in work.
So, yeah, my “practice” wasn’t about golf. It was about trying to borrow some of that mental discipline I saw in Mone Inami and see if it could help me sort out my own chaos. It’s funny, the things you learn from just watching someone else do their thing really well. I’m still a work in progress, always will be. But it definitely made me try a different way, and that’s something.
