Do Lots of Deliberate Practice - Revision history

JonJagger at 09:42, 8 August 2009

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	Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.		Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.

-	You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing your mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. Slowly~~, slowly~~, over and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice to master the task not to complete the task.	+	You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing your mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. Slowly, over and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice to master the task not to complete the task.

	The principal aim of paid development is to finish a product whereas the principal aim of deliberate practice is to improve performance.		The principal aim of paid development is to finish a product whereas the principal aim of deliberate practice is to improve performance.

JonJagger at 07:10, 19 July 2009

JonJagger — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:10:50 GMT

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	Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.		Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.

-	You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing your mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. ~~Over~~ and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice ~~slowly~~ to master the task not to complete the task.	+	You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing your mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. Slowly, slowly, over and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice to master the task not to complete the task.

-	The principal aim of paid development is to finish a product whereas the principal aim of deliberate practice is to improve ~~your~~ performance.	+	The principal aim of paid development is to finish a product whereas the principal aim of deliberate practice is to improve performance.
	They are not the same. Ask yourself, how much of your time do you spend		They are not the same. Ask yourself, how much of your time do you spend
-	developing ~~a product for~~ someone else ~~versus~~ developing yourself?	+	developing someone else's product? How much developing yourself?

	How much deliberate practice does it take to acquire expertise?		How much deliberate practice does it take to acquire expertise?
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-	The expertise arrives gradually over time — not all at once in the 10,000th hour! Nevertheless, 10,000 hours is a lot: about 20 hours per week for 10 years. Given this level of commitment you might be worrying that you're just not expert material. You are. Greatness is largely a matter of conscious choice. ''Your'' choice. Research over the last two decades has shown the main factor in acquiring expertise is time spent in deliberate practice. Innate ability is ''not'' the main factor.	+	The expertise arrives gradually over time — not all at once in the 10,000th hour! Nevertheless, 10,000 hours is a lot: about 20 hours per week for 10 years. Given this level of commitment you might be worrying that you're just not expert material. You are. Greatness is largely a matter of conscious choice. ''Your'' choice. Research over the last two decades has shown the main factor in acquiring expertise is time spent doing deliberate practice. Innate ability is ''not'' the main factor.
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	* Mary: "There is broad consensus among researchers of expert performance that inborn talent does not account for much more than a threshold; you have to have a minimum amount of natural ability to get started in a sport or profession. After that, the people who excel are the ones who work the hardest."		* Mary: "There is broad consensus among researchers of expert performance that inborn talent does not account for much more than a threshold; you have to have a minimum amount of natural ability to get started in a sport or profession. After that, the people who excel are the ones who work the hardest."
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-	There is little point deliberately practicing something you are already an expert at. Deliberate practice means ~~selecting~~ something you are ''not'' good at.	+	There is little point deliberately practicing something you are already an expert at. Deliberate practice means practicing something you are ''not'' good at.
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	* Peter: "The key [to developing expertise] is ''deliberative'' practice: not just doing it again and again, but challenging yourself with a task that is just beyond your current ability, trying it, analyzing your performance while and after doing it, and correcting any mistakes."		* Peter: "The key [to developing expertise] is ''deliberative'' practice: not just doing it again and again, but challenging yourself with a task that is just beyond your current ability, trying it, analyzing your performance while and after doing it, and correcting any mistakes."

JonJagger at 06:48, 19 July 2009

JonJagger — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:48:45 GMT

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	The principal aim of paid development is to finish a product whereas the principal aim of deliberate practice is to improve your performance.		The principal aim of paid development is to finish a product whereas the principal aim of deliberate practice is to improve your performance.
	They are not the same. Ask yourself, how much of your time do you spend		They are not the same. Ask yourself, how much of your time do you spend
-	~~<blockquote>~~	+	developing a product for someone else versus developing yourself?
-	* Developing a product for someone else?	+
-	* Developing yourself?	+
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	How much deliberate practice does it take to acquire expertise?		How much deliberate practice does it take to acquire expertise?

JonJagger at 06:48, 19 July 2009

JonJagger — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:48:02 GMT

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	Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.		Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.

-	You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing your mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. Over and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice ~~not~~ to ~~quickly complete~~ the task ~~but~~ to ~~slowly master~~ the task.	+	You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing your mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. Over and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice slowly to master the task not to complete the task.

-	The principal aim of paid development is to finish a product whereas the	+	The principal aim of paid development is to finish a product whereas the principal aim of deliberate practice is to improve your performance.
-	principal aim of deliberate practice is to improve your performance.	+
	They are not the same. Ask yourself, how much of your time do you spend		They are not the same. Ask yourself, how much of your time do you spend
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JonJagger at 05:44, 19 July 2009

JonJagger — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:44:28 GMT

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	Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.		Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.

-	You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing your mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. Over and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice not to complete the task but to master the task.	+	You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing your mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. Over and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice not to quickly complete the task but to slowly master the task.

	The principal aim of paid development is to finish a product whereas the		The principal aim of paid development is to finish a product whereas the

JonJagger at 05:41, 19 July 2009

JonJagger — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:41:57 GMT

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-	How ~~long~~ does it take to acquire expertise?	+	How much deliberate practice does it take to acquire expertise?
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	* Peter Norvig [http://norvig.com/21-days.html writes] that "It may be that 10,000 hours [...] is the magic number."		* Peter Norvig [http://norvig.com/21-days.html writes] that "It may be that 10,000 hours [...] is the magic number."

JonJagger at 05:40, 19 July 2009

JonJagger — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:40:48 GMT

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-	Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is ~~simply~~ "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.	+	Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.

	You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing your mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. Over and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice not to complete the task but to master the task.		You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing your mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. Over and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice not to complete the task but to master the task.

JonJagger at 11:11, 9 July 2009

JonJagger — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:11:32 GMT

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-	There is little point deliberately practicing something you are already an expert at. Deliberate practice means selecting something you are ''not'' good at~~. Deliberate practice is about learning. About learning that changes you; learning that changes your behaviour~~.	+	There is little point deliberately practicing something you are already an expert at. Deliberate practice means selecting something you are ''not'' good at.
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	* Peter: "The key [to developing expertise] is ''deliberative'' practice: not just doing it again and again, but challenging yourself with a task that is just beyond your current ability, trying it, analyzing your performance while and after doing it, and correcting any mistakes."		* Peter: "The key [to developing expertise] is ''deliberative'' practice: not just doing it again and again, but challenging yourself with a task that is just beyond your current ability, trying it, analyzing your performance while and after doing it, and correcting any mistakes."
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		+	Deliberate practice is about learning.
		+	About learning that changes you; learning that changes your behaviour.
	Good luck.		Good luck.

JonJagger at 11:10, 9 July 2009

JonJagger — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:10:10 GMT

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-	There is little point deliberately practicing something you are already an expert at. Deliberate practice means selecting something you are ''not'' good at. Deliberate practice is about learning. About learning that changes you; that changes your behaviour.	+	There is little point deliberately practicing something you are already an expert at. Deliberate practice means selecting something you are ''not'' good at. Deliberate practice is about learning. About learning that changes you; learning that changes your behaviour.
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	* Peter: "The key [to developing expertise] is ''deliberative'' practice: not just doing it again and again, but challenging yourself with a task that is just beyond your current ability, trying it, analyzing your performance while and after doing it, and correcting any mistakes."		* Peter: "The key [to developing expertise] is ''deliberative'' practice: not just doing it again and again, but challenging yourself with a task that is just beyond your current ability, trying it, analyzing your performance while and after doing it, and correcting any mistakes."

JonJagger at 11:08, 9 July 2009

JonJagger — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:08:35 GMT

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	Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is simply "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.		Deliberate practice is not simply performing a task. If you ask yourself "Why am I performing this task?" and your answer is simply "To complete the task," then you're not doing deliberate practice.

-	You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. Over and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice not to complete the task but to master the task.	+	You do deliberate practice to improve your ability to perform a task. It's about skill and technique. Deliberate practice means repetition. It means performing the task with the aim of increasing your mastery of one or more aspects of the task. It means repeating the repetition. Over and over again. Until you achieve your desired level of mastery. You do deliberate practice not to complete the task but to master the task.

-	The principal aim of ~~deliberate practice~~ is to ~~improve your performance~~ whereas the principal aim of ~~paid development~~ is to ~~finish a product~~. They are not the same. Ask yourself, how much of your time do you spend	+	The principal aim of paid development is to finish a product whereas the
		+	principal aim of deliberate practice is to improve your performance.
		+	They are not the same. Ask yourself, how much of your time do you spend
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	* Developing a product for someone else?		* Developing a product for someone else?