Game, Set and Match: Secret Weapons of the World’s Top Tennis Players
Belief in shortcuts is deeply ingrained in human nature. We all want to believe there is an easy way to make rapid progress. This isRead More
An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
Belief in shortcuts is deeply ingrained in human nature. We all want to believe there is an easy way to make rapid progress. This isRead More
Just in case it isn’t obvious from the fact this blog has been pushing out original content daily for over five years, I love tennis.Read More
Throughout 2025, we are spending the first full weekend of each month with posts inspired by Gretchen Rubin in her amazing book, The Happiness Project. Rubin’sRead More
Every once in a while, I run into a tennis book that I struggle with. Such is the case with The Circuit: A Tennis OdysseyRead More
Every year, the USTA publishes a yearbook summarizing the organization’s activities. This practice dates back at least to the 1890s, as I have seen digitizedRead More
Last summer, a copy of Aces and Places by Harry Hopman fell into my hands. It is a fairly beat-up first edition of the bookRead More
Neale Fraser, one of the most iconic players of the golden age of Australian tennis passed away at the age of 91 last month. EvenRead More
Every time January rolls around, I take some time to mentally map out the books I plan to read throughout the year. That practice helpsRead More
The next focus area on our journey exploring topics inspired by The Happiness Project is to “Act More Energetic.” While it seems intuitive that people behave theRead More
The next focus area on our journey exploring topics inspired by The Happiness Project is “Exercise Better.” It might seem counterintuitive that tennis players wouldRead More
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