THINGS WORK WHEN WE ARE MINDFUL OF HOW PARTS FUNCTION AND RELATE AS A WHOLE.
The core of a functional approach is computation—evaluating the functions of all parts.
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Key traits:
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Uses immutability (functions can’t change once created).
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Relies on pure functions (same input always gives the same output).
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Emphasizes pathways. Scenarios are planned in advance. A situation is read, a response is calculated, and a function is selected to execute it.
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It's easy to get locked into thinking that the only way to improve is to add functionality.
Unfortunately, we never know or control everything well enough to guarantee that all functioning parts will always work together as a whole.
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Emergence: When parts combine, they create new functions that do not exist in the individual parts.
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Nonlinearity: Small changes in the beginning can lead to massive, completely unexpected results later. This is called the butterfly effect.
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Complex Interactions: As the number of connections between parts grows, the total system becomes too difficult to calculate fully.
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Information Limits: We never have exact data on every single starting condition or outside force.
Examples
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Water Molecules: Knowing how a single H₂O molecule acts does not let you predict the exact shape of a splashing wave or ice crystals without seeing the whole system.
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The Brain: You can study a single neuron, but you cannot predict a specific human thought or memory just from that piece.
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Weather: We understand air and heat, but tracking every wind current to predict rain weeks away is impossible.
When we read the relationships between the parts, we can anticipate the small adjustments needed to keep them working together as a whole.
The whole is not the sum
of its parts. It's the
relationship
between them.
Insight comes from the relationship of the whole, not from a reduction to the parts.
Unfortunately, when we assume every problem can be solved by adding more functionality, we lose sight of how the parts relate to the whole. Without the ability to anticipate, uncertainty can feel like a threat to every function. This triggers the fight-or-flight responses below, turning a moment of uncertainty into an existential threat.
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Fight-or-flight response: We try to control what is happening or escape from it. When someone isn’t functioning as we expect, we may see them as threatening our control, leading us to fight or withdraw.
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Catastrophizing: The mind repeatedly imagines worst-case scenarios and treats those thoughts as facts.
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Hypervigilance: We feel jumpy, struggle to concentrate, or constantly scan our surroundings for signs of danger.
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Exhaustion: Over-preparing, checking, and worrying drain our emotional and physical energy before anything happens.
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We provide opportunities to stay mindful of how functional parts relate as a whole and anticipate the adjustments needed to keep everything working together.
We help you feel how all parts of the body connect as a whole. Add awareness of everything around you. Relax into an alert awareness of all the connections; feel the space and step into a dance, a contest of anticipation. And enjoy!
Younger teenagers and parents (9)
Sun 14 Jul
|Bushey
Let‘s play Basketball to be effective in-game and life decision-makers
Time & Location
14 Jul 2024, 18:00 – 19:00
Bushey, Bushey Grove Leisure Centre, WD23 2TD
About the event
Let‘s play Basketball to be effective in-game and life decision-makers.
You don’t need to be good at basketball. We show you how to switch off the routine - to use micro-routines - to weave a spontaneous flow of actions to get around each other. These are the moments that lead to surprising discoveries. Wow moments.
- Bushey Grove Leisure Centre, WD23 2TD
- Younger Teenagers means what ever works for the player. Parents can play
- The easiest way to pay us using the app which you can get by going to your phone's app store, search for wix.com app called Spaces. Download. And then enter this code QTKFDS
- Don't let a lack of money stop you from coming. We have a pay what you want option.
About us
The world naturally caters to the way most people think. Growing up, I realized my way of thinking differed sufficiently from the majority - that I struggled to perform routines others found easy. Since I couldn't alter the world to suit my needs at the expense of others, I decided to switch off the routine to see what else could be done. Recognizing my children also struggled with routines not tailored to their thinking, I applied the skills I had developed to guide and support them. In a world where traditional routines are becoming less effective, my children and I established SkillsofWow.org - The governing body for effective in-game decision-makers.
Our "Be kind" rule
Our aim is to equip everyone with the necessary skills to handle situations when things don't go as expected. We intentionally disrupt players current routines. We don’t let players use any athletic dominance to push their routines through people in the way. Upholding our "be kind" rule is crucial to maintaining order. Practically, this means engaging in competition and cooperation by weaving micro routines to navigate around each other. Providing those with fewer athletic and technical abilities more space and time to execute their micro routines.
What the players say
"They are fun. They are stress free. Jon - has a way of teaching that I don't feel I am are being told what to do. I am encouraged to make my own choices and then supported with the decisions I make. There is no wrong decision. Only learning opportunities. Jon always finds a way to make feedback constructive and positive to help me make my own evaluations about my performance and how I can improve. He is supportive while pushing you to always be better and reach maximum potential".
SkillsofWow.org is the governing body for those who coach the skills of Wow.