Malcolm Gladwell already covered this premise in Outliers that if you practice something significantly on the regular, you’re bound to get really good at it.
The Expert in a Year challenge followed one guy, Sam Priestley, who attempted to practice ping pong every day for a year. His goal? To go from beginner to expert and break into the top 250 players in England.
Enjoy the footage of his journey in this video “1 Second (Almost) Everyday” (he didn’t quite make it every day, hence the “almost”), which follows his progress from month to month, including some training moments that would put a Vince Vaughn montage to shame.
Remember, there is still over a month to hone your sweet ping pong skills for our tournament on March 26. Use this video to channel a little eye of the tiger:
Editor’s note: Want to see some other great ping pong action? The GeekWire Anniversary Bash & Ping Pong Tourney is coming up on March 26th. Get your tickets today!
