How to Be the Best at What You Do - Thursday, Period 2

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"There's one last building block that we have time to work on this session," Logan said, starting off the class. "That last thing is sheer, plain, dumb willpower. If you're gonna be the best, you're gonna have to be determined. You're gonna be the best, there's no other option. It's gonna happen even if it's for no reason other than you won't give up. If somebody beats you, you come back. If they beat you again, you come back harder. Be persistent. Be a pest. Anything to prove that your will is just that much stronger than anyone else's."

"With that in mind, you've got a couple options today. First off, pair up and have a staring contest. If you do it right, it's basic psychological warfare. Just you and somebody else, no words, just staring at each other, getting into each others' head with nothing but a hard look, seeing who's gonna crack and turn away first. At the same time, you've gotta keep yourself from blinking. Can you control yourself enough to do that for longer than your opponent? We'll see. Of course, you don't have to just stare. Go ahead and try to distract the other person somehow. No violence, though. If you're gonna cheat, cheat smarter than that.

"Also, head's up for next week, our final week together. Don't get too sad about it. The activity's gonna be simple: find some way to use the thing you're best at to knock me off my feet. I'm serious about that. Knock me on my butt somehow and you might earn my respect. Take the week to figure out how you're gonna do that."

[OOC: Standard availability note.]

Comments

Re: Stare [WS6]

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"I tell ya, though, you're going down," Dean said cheerfully.

Re: Stare [WS6]

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"We'll see", he retorted, wandering over to stand face to face with the other boy.

Re: Stare [WS6]

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"I've got all this training with Sammy," Dean said, settling in for a long stare off. "And that was before not blinking became a survival skill against those damned stone angels."

Re: Stare [WS6]

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Stone angels weren't trying to distract you", Michael pointed out.

Re: Stare [WS6]

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"There was enough distractions around already," Dean said. "And I have the ultimate distraction to practice with -- a little brother."

Re: Stare [WS6]

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"True. Never had one of those."

It didn't mean he was giving up, though.

Re: Stare [WS6]

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"I can be very very focused when I have to be," Dean vowed.