The Way of Least Resistance

Evening discussions after a long day of training - I see this blog as analogous in its function. Okay, so in recent times I've written some pretty long articles.  As a matter of fact, I'm going to start splitting some of them up (at least, where they deal with discreet issues permitting such a split). [For example, you'll notice I just split up the very long " There are no blocks " article, creating the new article " There are no blocks in MMA? ".] This brings me to the whole issue of "length".  What length should a blog post be? I suppose the answer to that depends on what you think a blog should be about . I incline to the general view that people read blogs (of the technical sort mine is!) principally for two reasons: to gain information they do not already have; or because it puts into words that which they already think but haven't fully analysed or been able to rationalise or explain to others. One thing is for sure: p...

Okay, so I talk a lot. I mean a lot . All my family, friends and students know this. Reading this blog, you would also know this because I write as I speak. So we (my friends and I) laugh about it. That's the way I am, and I cannot change, any more than a leopard can change its spots. Nor do I believe I should try. As John Fowles' character "Conchis" said in "The Magus" : "Be true to yourself". I used to wonder what that expression meant, but in recent years I've come to understand what Fowles (speaking though his character) was trying to say: you can't be somebody you aren't. Not only would this be futile (because, logically, you can't be someone else ), but it would also constitute an attempt to lie to yourself (which is also, ultimately, impossible). That's not to say that you shouldn't try to improve yourself, the quality of your work and/or your general behaviour; we should all strive to do this. But you shoul...