In this episode of Sport Psych in a Minute, equestrian sport psychologist Dr. Paul Haefner explores the limitations of simple “cause and effect” thinking. Many of us have been seduced into believing that our world operates on this principle of simple cause and effect. Much of our experience seem to be explained by this principle. Certainly, many of the gadgets we use every day fall into this category. Yet, many of our experiences seem to defy this principle… especially our relationship with horses and other complex systems.
Listen as Dr. Haefner explores the nature of complexity and how it applies to our riding and competition. By drawing on principles developed in modern science, especially quantum physics, he lays out the ways in which we can apply this new type of thinking to propel our progress and increase the probability of optimal performance.
