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Asking 'how would someone much better than me approach this?' can produce immediate performance improvements by activating human mimicry instincts rather than explicit reasoning. Drawing on examples from tennis coaching (Tim Gallwey's Inner Game of Tennis), chess, poker, and personal anecdotes, the author argues that imitating a competent person—even a generalist—bypasses beginner anxiety and unlocks intuitive skill. The post also challenges the idea that any field is fully competitive, using free diving records and poker evolution as evidence that assumed ceilings are often arbitrary, and encourages readers to aspire beyond the standards set by those around them.

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