Living In The Sweet Spot Analysis

In chapter two of Living in the Sweet Spot, Batzell discusses the concept of self-regulation and the pressure on us to act as if we have ourselves fully put together. I believe that this outside pressure inhibits our ability to further develop our self-regulating skills because when you’re trying to put on an act as if you are perfect, you end up putting more effort into this façade than you are into actually bettering yourself as an athlete or in general as a person. With relation to living in the sweet spot, this effort towards appearing perfect instead of self-improvement would always hold the athlete back from their full potential in their sport. In my personal experience as an athlete, I mostly felt this outside pressure to at least