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It turns out that rather than being naturally gifted at music or math or chess or whatever, a superior performer most likely has a gift for concentration, dedication, and a simple desire to keep getting better. In theory, again, anyone willing to do what's required to keep getting better WILL get better.
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"For the superior performer the goal isn't just repeating the same thing again and again but achieving higher levels of control over every aspect of their performance. That's why they don't find practice boring. Each practice session they are working on doing something better than they did the last time."
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Most of us want to practice the things we're already good at, and avoid the things we suck at. We stay average or intermediate amateurs forever.
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The drop-outs decide that during that "I suck at this" phase, it isn't worth continuing. They give up. Is that something you can work on? Do you know what your attrition rate is?
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But the most troubling--and where we have the most leverage--is with the amateur who is satisfied with where they are. These are the folks who you overhear saying, "Yes, I know there's a better way to do this thing, but I already know how to do it this [less efficient, less powerful] way and it's easy for me to just keep doing it like that." In other words, they made it past the suck threshold, but now they don't want to push for new skills and capabilities. They don't want to suck again. But that means they'll never get past the kick-ass threshold where there's a much greater chance they'll become passionate about it. The further up that capability curve they are, the higher-res the user experience is!
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Remember, being better is better. Whatever you're better at becomes more fun, more satisfying, a richer experience, and it leads to more flow.
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Zaid Ali AlsagoffThe only thing standing between you-as-amateur and you-as-expert is dedication. All that talk about prodigies? We could all be prodigies (or nearly so) if we just put in the time and focused. At least that's what the brain guys are saying. Best of all--it
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Paul JinksHow to be an expert. It's all about keeping going.
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The only thing standing between you-as-amateur and you-as-expert is dedication. All that talk about prodigies? We could all be prodigies (or nearly so) if we just put in the time and focused. At least that's what the brain guys are saying. Best of all--it's almost never too late.
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Seriously. How many people think they've missed their opportunity to be a musician, or an expert golfer, or even a chess grand master because they didn't start when they were young? Or because they simply lacked natural talent? Those people are (mostly) wrong. According to some brain scientists, almost anyone can develop world-class (or at least top expertise) abilities in things for which they aren't physically impaired. Apparently God-given talent, natural "gifts", and genetic predispositions just aren't all they're cracked up to be. Or at least not in the way most of us always imagined. It turns out that rather than being naturally gifted at music or math or chess or whatever, a superior performer most likely has a gift for concentration, dedication, and a simple desire to keep getting better. In theory, again, anyone willing to do what's required to keep getting better WILL get better.
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"For the superior performer the goal isn't just repeating the same thing again and again but achieving higher levels of control over every aspect of their performance. That's why they don't find practice boring. Each practice session they are working on doing something better than they did the last time."
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Most of us want to practice the things we're already good at, and avoid the things we suck at. We stay average or intermediate amateurs forever.
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Where this ties into passionate users is with the suck threshold and kick-ass (aka "passion") threshold. Your users will typically fall into one of the three categories in the graphic: expert, amateur, or drop-out. The drop-outs decide that during that "I suck at this" phase, it isn't worth continuing. They give up. Is that something you can work on? Do you know what your attrition rate is?
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But the most troubling--and where we have the most leverage--is with the amateur who is satisfied with where they are. These are the folks who you overhear saying, "Yes, I know there's a better way to do this thing, but I already know how to do it this [less efficient, less powerful] way and it's easy for me to just keep doing it like that." In other words, they made it past the suck threshold, but now they don't want to push for new skills and capabilities. They don't want to suck again. But that means they'll never get past the kick-ass threshold where there's a much greater chance they'll become passionate about it. The further up that capability curve they are, the higher-res the user experience is!
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And if the neuroscientists are right, you can create new brain cells--by learning (and not being stuck in a dull cubicle)--at virtually any age. Think about it... if you're 30 today, if you take up the guitar tomorrow, you'll have been playing for TWENTY years by the time you're 50. You'll be kicking some serious guitar butt. And if you're 50 today, there's no reason you can't be kicking guitar butt at 70. What are you waiting for?
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"For the superior performer the goal isn't just repeating the same thing again and again but achieving higher levels of control over every aspect of their performance. That's why they don't find practice boring. Each practice session they are working on doing something better than they did the last time."
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Frederik Questier"The only thing standing between you-as-amateur and you-as-expert is dedication."
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Add Sticky NoteThe only thing standing between you-as-amateur and you-as-expert is dedication
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if we were willing to put in more hours, and to use those hours to practice the things that aren't so fun, we could become good.
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According to some brain scientists, almost anyone can develop world-class (or at least top expertise) abilities in things for which they aren't physically impaired. Apparently God-given talent, natural "gifts", and genetic predispositions just aren't all they're cracked up to be. Or at least not in the way most of us always imagined. It turns out that rather than being naturally gifted at music or math or chess or whatever, a superior performer most likely has a gift for concentration, dedication, and a simple desire to keep getting better. In theory, again, anyone willing to do what's required to keep getting better WILL get better.
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Maybe the "naaturally talented artist" was simply the one who practiced a hell of a lot more.
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For the superior performer the goal isn't just repeating the same thing again and again but achieving higher levels of control over every aspect of their performance. That's why they don't find practice boring. Each practice session they are working on doing something better than they did the last time
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So it's not just how long they practice, it's how they practice.
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Most of us want to practice the things we're already good at, and avoid the things we suck at. We stay average or intermediate amateurs forever.
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Yet the research says that if we were willing to put in more hours, and to use those hours to practice the things that aren't so fun, we could become good. Great. Potentially brilliant.
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There is always more to improve on, and they're willing to work on the less fun stuff.
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I know it's a lot more fun to stand on the practice tee and rip your driver than it is to chip and ptch, or practice sand shots with sand flying back in your face, but it all comes back to the question of how much you're willing to pay for success
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"Yes, I know there's a better way to do this thing, but I already know how to do it this [less efficient, less powerful] way and it's easy for me to just keep doing it like that." In other words, they made it past the suck threshold, but now they don't want to push for new skills and capabilities. They don't want to suck again. But that means they'll never get past the kick-ass threshold where there's a much greater chance they'll become passionate about it.
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actress Geena Davis nearly qualified for the US Olympic archery team in a sport she took up at the age of 40, less than three years before the Olympic tryouts.
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you can create new brain cells--by learning (and not being stuck in a dull cubicle)--at virtually any age.
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if you're 50 today, there's no reason you can't be kicking guitar butt at 70. What are you waiting for?
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lian11Great blog article on passion for what you do ... or want to do.
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For the superior performer the goal isn't just repeating the same thing again and again but achieving higher levels of control over every aspect of their performance. That's why they don't find practice boring. Each practice session they are working on doing something better than they did the last time."
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But the most troubling--and where we have the most leverage--is with the amateur who is satisfied with where they are. These are the folks who you overhear saying, "Yes, I know there's a better way to do this thing, but I already know how to do it this [less efficient, less powerful] way and it's easy for me to just keep doing it like that."
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Adam CroweEricsson: "For the superior performer the goal [is] achieving higher levels of control over every aspect of their performance... they don't find practice boring. Each practice session they are working on doing something better than they did the last time"
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ted bongiovanniReferences MC's "flow" and a good case for sticking with it.
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How to be an expert
The only thing standing between you-as-amateur and you-as-expert is dedication. All that talk about prodigies? We could all be prodigies (or nearly so) if we just put in the time and focused. At least that's what the brain guys are saying. Best of all--it's almost never too late. -
It turns out that rather than being naturally gifted at music or math or chess or whatever, a superior performer most likely has a gift for concentration, dedication, and a simple desire to keep getting better. In theory, again, anyone willing to do what's required to keep getting better WILL get better.
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So it's not just how long they practice, it's how they practice. Basically, it comes down to something like this:
Most of us want to practice the things we're already good at, and avoid the things we suck at. We stay average or intermediate amateurs forever.
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That dedication to mastery drives the potential expert to focus on the most subtle aspects of performance, and to never be satisfied. There is always more to improve on, and they're willing to work on the less fun stuff.
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The research does suggest that whatever that special sauce is, it accounts for only that last little 1% that pushes someone into the world champion status. The rest of us--even without the special sauce--could still become world (or at least national) class experts, if we do the time, and do it the right way.
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Remember, being better is better. Whatever you're better at becomes more fun, more satisfying, a richer experience, and it leads to more flow. This is what we're trying to do for our users.
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And if the neuroscientists are right, you can create new brain cells--by learning (and not being stuck in a dull cubicle)--at virtually any age. Think about it... if you're 30 today, if you take up the guitar tomorrow, you'll have been playing for TWENTY years by the time you're 50. You'll be kicking some serious guitar butt.
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J. Michael, Bradleyscott,
I too had this problem, but just lately I recognized a pattern to a lot of stuff (not all) I’ve been doing over the year: communication. Writing, theatre, teaching, marketing, layout, graphics, brain/mind, creativity etc.
Facing the close-down of my employer, I really got to look at those things and what drove me to it and away from it. In the end, I came to the conclusion, that my overarching passion was communication (as in one-to-one or one-to-a few, not mass communication).Perhaps there is a deeper pattern to all the things you do and did?
And if not, finde peace of mind in the fact that with every thing you do, you learn a bit more about your self, eliminating all the things that you’re not passionate about.
Just enjoy the ride!Posted by: Jens Reineking | Mar 4, 2006
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Of course, figuring out what you like to work on doesn't mean you get to work on it. That's a separate question. And if you're ambitious you have to keep them separate: you have to make a conscious effort to keep your ideas about what you want from being contaminated by what seems possible. It's painful to keep them apart, because it's painful to observe the gap between them. So most people pre-emptively lower their expectations. -
And just a tip for those folks who want to be experts but find some of the fundamentals boring...make it into a game. In the post “Don’t forget square one...” Kathy talks about the Go master reading a fundamental book and trying to do the exercises faster than in the past. He made practicing the fundamentals fun. I suspect that the ability to make the practice of those boring, tedious skills fun is one of the big differences between an amateur who tries to become an expert and can’t, and the amateur who succeeds. We learn better when we are having fun and we learn deeper when we share the learning with others. And how many experts do you know who don’t share their passion for the chosen activity? Not many.
Posted by: Kim Greenlee | Mar 4, 2006
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So, yes. Do It Every Day, and you will get better. But please be sure it's what you want to be doing every day because it will help you meet *your* goals, not just what you think you're *supposed* to be doing. Equally important, your practice needs to work for *you*.
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I heard about a master pianist who played at Carnegie Hall.
After the performance, a man came up and said, "Sir, I would give my life to play like that"
The musician paused a moment and looked at his feet as he said, "Sir, I already did."
To be an expert requires sacrifice. Many of the experts are unsung heroes. I hope as some of them begin to blog they will rise to the top, as you have, Kathy.
Posted by: Vicki Davis | Mar 28, 2006
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I think we all have lots of unused potential, but we usually sell ourselves short by either being lazy or by trying to focus on too many things. We may also say, "If only I had more time", but the truth is, we all get the same amount of minutes in each day. Some people just make better use of their time than others. It's a lot of work to push ourselves, but it's worth it.
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~ Paul Graham, How to Do What You Love
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I'm good at a lot of things. I'm very good at quite a few. Becoming an absolute expert in area has not been my goal in life. Or at least I've not found that one passion yet.
Being a generalist has it's advantages - it's amazing how much trivia I've learned in different subjects :-) My goal is to keep learning new things.
Great blog!!
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Drew StephensThe only thing standing between you-as-amateur and you-as-expert is dedication.
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Sylvia Riessnera bit of a light approach but makes sense and she does include 2 citatinos to research that I'll follow up
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Reuven WerberGreat piece on how to be an expert not a droput or amateur based on cognition research
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