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A key concept that is not mentioned in this article is interest. He is right about practicing. However, practicing things I am not interested in is drudgery, wh
by ggchappell 17y ago
A key concept that is not mentioned in this article is interest. He is right about practicing. However, practicing things I am not interested in is drudgery, while practicing things I am interested in ... mostly just happens. The result is that most of us get very good at the things we are interested in.
Blessed are those who are very interested in something that the rest of the world values.
- mtoledo 17y agoI have to agree with you that those that are interested in what the world values are the most blessed, but no practice 100% enjoyable. Risking misquoting him, I remember reading in one of Kasparov's books "I only love 80% of chess. I do the other 20% so that I can do the 80%". In Ericsson's book about deliberate practice, he shows thru multiple studies that practice for world class performers is usually painful and not enjoyable at all. He even says that 'if you're sailing thru it, you're not practicing' (or I read this on an article about it). In the end, liking what you do helps you put up with the practicing you need to do to perform what you like edit: wrote 80% where I was supposed to write 100% (facepalm)