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I'm currently in the middle of reading "So Good They Can't Ignore You" by Cal Newport. In Chapter 7, he tells a story of chess masters which compares those who
by spit2wind 4y ago
I'm currently in the middle of reading "So Good They Can't Ignore You" by Cal Newport. In Chapter 7, he tells a story of chess masters which compares those who trained by study and those who trained by competition. The conclusion was those who trained primarily by study vastly dominated. The reason being that by study they could always exist in the zone of proximal development whereas the other group was subject to the peers they were arbitrarily paired with.
What at your job pushes you just beyond your current skill level?
- Bakary 4y agoA competing explanation is that the chess masters for whom study is particularly advantageous are also those who happen to be able to dominate their peers. Magnus' capabilities seem to be a testament to that. There is also the aspect of computer analysis multiplying the effectiveness of chess study versus real life competition.
- aynyc 4y agoIn coding, this is an example of boot camp (project based) vs CS degree (or long term self-study). In the last 5-10 year in my job, I saw significant amount of boot camp grads who can make CRUD/ML apps fast and relatively clean. As soon as anything goes wrong, boot camp grads would look for another technology to solve symptom of the problem without understand the cause, while the second group consistently perform better by working through the problems and develop solutions.