ricecrackerphoto -> deliberate practice (May 23 2009 15:48:47)
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just finished reading geoff colvin's book "talent is overrated" which draws largely from anders ericsson's study on top performers and deliberate practice. i know that the latter study has been discussed on the forum before. the gist is that talent if it exists, may not be much of a factor, and if all the great performers are looked at the one thing they have in common is a brutal, exacting, focused practice mentality that they've had for at least ten years and this attitude towards the incessant "work" part of their art has made all the difference. he interestingly portrays mozart and tiger woods in this light and shows their insanely disciplined, focused practice and the presence of fathers who were actually teachers that retired to take on full mentor roles. anyways, it was captivating, realizing that 4-6 hours a day of consistent, deliberate, disciplined practice for ten years, i can be be on my way too. okay maybe not that but at least i'll practice smarter. here's a link to the original fortune mag article: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391794/index.htm doug
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