Three Experts on What Really Defines Skill

All right.

Let's get into today's episode.

All right, everybody.

Let's get right into today's first clip, the first clip of today's episode, and it is from my conversation with Duarte Araujo.

The name of the episode was Why Athletes Don't Acquire Skill, They Adapt It.

And I chose this clip for a few reasons.

One is because it comes from Duarte Araujo, who I believe speaks on skill as well as anybody.

What's also unique about Duarte is he takes complex ideas and makes them sticky.

Every time I hear him talk or I talk with him, he says a line that sticks with me, and he certainly does that in this episode.

The other reason why I wanted to start out with this clip is because it sets the tone for the rest of the episode and for, more broadly, the shift that we need to make as an industry for better understanding how skill actually works.

And speaking of these sticky, sticky lines, excuse me, one of the most memorable quotes of this episode that, uh, I discovered or rediscovered after I re-listened to it was this.

I straight up asked Duarte in this clip, I ask him to describe his view on skill, and one of the things he says about skill is that it's not something you bring with you.

It's manifested in the circumstances of where you are.

And I think that just speaks to this redefinition of skill.

It's a product of the performer and their environment, the context, the circumstances.

It's a manifestation of that relationship, and that's the big takeaway for me in this clip.

We also talk about a bunch of other things, including this idea of ubiquitous skills, which I think is really unique.

I'll let him explain it because he'll explain it, uh, better than I can.

But I am sure you will enjoy this clip, but let's hear it.

Duarte Araujo.