Books:
Lessons from the Art of Juggling
by Michael J. Gelb and Tony Buzan
Gelb, Michael J. and Buzan, Tony: Lessons from the Art of Juggling: How to Achieve Your Full Potential in Business, Learning, and Life. Harmony Books, 1994.
A book saying we can all learn to juggle and gain the benefits from trying, learning and practicing.
“That is what I was saying!!!” as I was saying before, “I thought I said that!” - Sir Drop-A-Lot
Catching Greatness: A Guide to Thriving in a World Plagued by gravity
By Niels Duinker
Duinker, Niels. Catching Greatness: A Guide to Thriving in a World Plagued by Gravity. Create Space, 2014.
Autobiographical, his life pursuing being one of the best jugglers in Holland, The Netherlands.
Eye of the Champion
By Daniel M. Laby
M. Laby, Daniel, MD, Eye of the Champion, Unlocking the Power of Sports Vision for Peak Performance, The Science of Strategies Behind the Visual Advantages of Elite Athletes. LLC, 2024.
Mostly about how great athletes have exceptional spatial awareness, but that everyone can get better with practice. Especially, how working on spatial acuity can improve mental performance.
The term “Quiet Eye” was coined by Joan N. Vickers U. of Calgary, Canada, 1995
If You are a Juggler
By Alexander Kiss
Kiss, Alexander. If You Are a Juggler. Niels Duinker Juggler, 1971.
A great juggler shares his opinion on the Art of Juggling and Practice.
Page 77: “…A juggler’s rehearsal is laborious, painstaking, and tedious…taking enormous patience.”
The Paradoxes of Juggling
By Michael Staroseletsky
Staroseletsky, Michael.
Foreword by Albert Lucas. The Paradoxes of Juggling. NDJuggling, 2024
A linear movement becomes a cycle - cyclic: page 28
A complex activity becomes simple: page 76
What looks difficult becomes simple once accomplished.
“It’s easy when you can do it,” anonymous street performer
Practice promotes “Ideomotor.”
Perception, Cognition, and Decision Training
By Joan N Vickers
Vickers, Joan N. : Perception, Cognition, and Decision Training: The Quiet Eye in Action. University of Calgary, Canada 2007
“References the term “Quiet Eye,” decision training, and hard first principle.”
Found when the eye relaxes so do the surrounding muscles resulting in better movement.
“Quiet Eye”=relaxed muscles and body!
Credited with coining the term “Quiet Eye” 1995.
The Zen of Juggling
by Dave Finnigan
Finnigan, Dave. The Zen of Juggling.
A Parable: People attending a juggling retreat, witnessing naive beginners learning from a Zen master. Comparing “Juggling” to Zen Buddhist mindfulness.
You Don’t have to Quit
By Maureen Palmer and Mike Pond
Maureen Palmer & Mike Pond, “You don’t have to quit: Twenty science-backed strategies to help you.”
The importance of “Ambivalence” freeing you up from the pressure of success and possibly unrealistic goals. Do the next step as just part of the process. “Believing in the Process.”
“A book about recovering from alcoholism. It informs about the pursuit, persistence, and progression of change, which can also be applied to juggling.” - Sir Drop-A-Lot
Dialed In: Do your best when it matters most
By Dana Sinclair
Dana Sinclair “Dialed In: Benefits and Focus that come from breath control” 2024
Benefits and Focus that come from breath control!
“Accept where you are, and to progress- enjoy diligent practice,” interpreted from the book
“The benefits of breath control, easily related to motor control, and juggling.” - “Sir Drop-A-Lot”
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement
by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel prize in Psychology, and wrote the book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” (A book on Biases")
This book on Error has a section talking about how no Athlete knows for certain how their shot will turn out. “… no ball is ever thrown twice in exactly the same way…” Page 91
“This idea of uncertainty supports my mnemonic acronym, “R.U.T.” Risk, Uncertainty, and Thrill with every throw.” Sir Drop-A-Lot
If I Understood you, Would I have this look on my face? My adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communication.
By Alan Alda
Alan Alda talks about the great benefits and bonding that occurred by doing Mirroring exercises with other cast mates before filming, going on stage, or doing improv.
“These same benefits and bonding can be explored with Juggling and Partner Passing,” Sir Drop-A-Lot
Super Communicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
By Charles Duhigg
“When people start thinking alike, they understand each other” page 11. This understanding is what happens in “Partner passing” that I promote once two people can juggle. “Edson Filho has shown that the same part of the brain fires equally in the same way and same time when 2 people are in synch and passing juggling balls. Juggling is a psychological and physical way for 2 people to feel coordinated and in synch,” Sir Drop-A-Lot.
A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
By Michael Pollan
“I haven’t read it yet; wondering how yet still thinking that this book of consciousness can relate to benefits of juggling!” Sir Drop-A-Lot