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the difference between trying hard and looking like you're not trying at all.
means A particular method or skilled way of doing something, especially one learned and refined through practice.
from From French technique, which leans on the Greek tekhnē, meaning 'art, craft, skill' — the same root that gives us technology and architect. The Greeks made little distinction between the artist and the craftsman: tekhnē was the know-how of making anything well, whether a sculpture or a sandal. The word arrived in English in the 19th century, carrying that ancient idea that mastery is a thing you can build.
- etymology
- from Greek tekhne, meaning art or craft
- muscle memory
- repetition burns moves into spinal reflexes
- prodigy myth
- talent flatlines without thousands of deliberate hours
- silent killer
- masters hide effort behind effortless form
fosbury flop — high jump technique invented by dick fosbury that revolutionized the sport, winning olympic gold in 1968
monotype printmaking — painting technique used by degas and picasso where ink is applied to a plate, then pressed onto paper once
sous vide cooking — precision cooking method developed in france where food is vacuum-sealed and heated to exact temperatures in water baths