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| Author: | *olie* [ Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Practise makes perfect |
I was reading through this book completly unrelated to pick up when i came across something that i found interesting . . . greatness isn't handed to anyone; it requires a lot of hard work. Yet that isn't enough, since many people work hard for many decades without approaching greatness or even getting significantly better. What's missing? The best people in any Held are those who devote the most hours to what researchers call "deliberate practice." It's activity that is explicitly intended to improve performance, that reaches tor objectives just beyond one's level of competence, provides feedback on results and involves high levels ot repetition. For example, simply hitting a bucket of balls is not deliberate practice, which is why most golfers don't get better. Hitting an 8-iron 300 times with the goal of leaving the ball within 20 feet of the pin 80 percent of the time, continually observing the results and making appropriate adjustments, and doing that for hours every day—that's deliberate practice. Consistency is crucial. As Ericsson, a professor at Florida State University, notes, "Elite performers in many diverse domains have been found to practice on the average roughly the same amount every day, including' weekends." Evidence crosses a remarkable range ot fields. In a study of 20-year-old violinists by Ericsson and colleagues, the best group averaged 10,000 hours of deliberate practice over their lives; the next best averaged 7,500 hours, the next best 5,000.: It's the same story in surgery, insurance sales and virtually every sport—more deliberate practice equals better performance; tons of it equals great performance. Specific Practice Makes Perfect The adage that "practice makes perfect" has merit, but it should be amended to include "only when perfectly practiced." Apart from favorable genetics, what it takes for an athlete to excel is a willingness to devote thousands of hours to the practice of a particular skill. Authorities in the field of motor learning contend that roughly ten thousand hours of practice of a particular skill is required before someone can manage to become "great" at it.' Moreover, the way the skill must be practiced is not merely similar to the way you would perform it in competition, but exactly as you would perform it in competition. The neural training that results in superior skill development is highly specific, and only by practicing perfectly will you become perfect at that skill. If you practice the skill in a way that differs significantly from the way it is performed in competition, you will not perfect that skill; you will befuddle it. |
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| Author: | vagfan [ Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:55 am ] |
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yeah, i played tennis as a teenager and practiced my ass off, playing after school for 10-15 hours a week. but i only got real results when the school coach guided me through targets and objectives. this advice is golden. i have a certain amount of "natural game" but you reach what's known as a "plateau" when you're not getting any better. you need advice, guidance and goals from those with more experience to get anywhere... because otherwise how would you know if where "anywhere" was in the first place? good post. |
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