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D.A. Freccia: You're a pretty smart fella. Joe Moore: Ah, not that smart. D.A. Freccia: You're not that smart, how'd you figure it out? Joe Moore: I tried to

D.A. Freccia: You're a pretty smart fella. Joe Moore: Ah, not that smart. D.A. Freccia: You're not that smart, how'd you figure it out? Joe Moore: I tried to imagine a fella smarter than myself. Then I tried to think, "what would he do?" -- Jim Frangione, Gene Hackman, Heist (2001 film)

thedailymail 7y ago
This reminds me of a question that comes up in roleplaying games: How to play a character with a higher intelligence/wisdom than your own? I.e., If I had 180 IQ, what would I do? (The answer probably being: Not wander around in unexplored cave systems full of dangerous monsters.)
dhbradshaw 7y ago
This can be a real thing. Sometimes our performance is less about our actual ability than it is about the role we're currently playing. Taking a different role can lead to stronger outcomes. As a basketball and soccer coach, I've noticed the way that team mates will improve their game when the dominant player is missing for a game. After consideration, I've decided that there's a bit of a social component to how well they choose to play -- perhaps they hold back a bit to avoid messing with the pecking order. Recently I've been experimenting with imagining myself stepping into the role of heroes of mine (my father and my step father, actually) while I lift heavy weights. It seems to help me let go of some of my restraints and lift harder.
- tareqak 7y ago
  I wonder if major league sports are aware about this effect? Is that why some of their star players have injuries so often? I don’t follow sports at all, but star players becoming injured is a news item that sort leaks into more general news to the point of being cliché.
  - brokenmachine 7y ago
    Do star players get injured more than lesser players? I would think that all athletes get injured pretty often, but people are just more aware of it when it's a star player.
  - dredmorbius 7y ago
    Perceived frequency = incident frequency * report frequency What's the random vs. nonrandom variable?
    - tareqak 7y ago
      Thanks to you 'dredmorbius and 'brokenmachine for reminding me about perceived frequency. I was trying to get at whether or not the rest of the team starts playing harder when the players higher in the pecking order are way.

thedailymail 7y ago

This reminds me of a question that comes up in roleplaying games: How to play a character with a higher intelligence/wisdom than your own? I.e., If I had 180 IQ, what would I do? (The answer probably being: Not wander around in unexplored cave systems full of dangerous monsters.)

dhbradshaw 7y ago

This can be a real thing. Sometimes our performance is less about our actual ability than it is about the role we're currently playing. Taking a different role can lead to stronger outcomes. As a basketball and soccer coach, I've noticed the way that team mates will improve their game when the dominant player is missing for a game. After consideration, I've decided that there's a bit of a social component to how well they choose to play -- perhaps they hold back a bit to avoid messing with the pecking order. Recently I've been experimenting with imagining myself stepping into the role of heroes of mine (my father and my step father, actually) while I lift heavy weights. It seems to help me let go of some of my restraints and lift harder.

tareqak 7y ago
I wonder if major league sports are aware about this effect? Is that why some of their star players have injuries so often? I don’t follow sports at all, but star players becoming injured is a news item that sort leaks into more general news to the point of being cliché.
- brokenmachine 7y ago
  Do star players get injured more than lesser players? I would think that all athletes get injured pretty often, but people are just more aware of it when it's a star player.
- dredmorbius 7y ago
  Perceived frequency = incident frequency * report frequency What's the random vs. nonrandom variable?
  - tareqak 7y ago
    Thanks to you 'dredmorbius and 'brokenmachine for reminding me about perceived frequency. I was trying to get at whether or not the rest of the team starts playing harder when the players higher in the pecking order are way.