Consider how professional baseball players are able to consis…

Consider how professional baseball players are able to consis tently hit balls that are pitched toward them at speeds that may ex-ceed ninety miles per hour - something that's impossible for anyone who hasn't spent years training in that particular skill. These hitters have just a split second to decide whether to swing and, if so, where to swing. They have no better eyesight than an average person, and their reflexes are no faster. What they have is a set of mental representations developed through years of hitting pitches and getting immediate feedback about their expectations concerning a pitch. These represen-tations enable them to quickly recognize what sort of pitch is coming and where it will likely be when it reaches them.

— from The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)

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