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"Finally, deliberate practice is an effortful activity that can be sustained only for a limited time each day during extended periods without leading to exhaust

by bloch 18y ago

"Finally, deliberate practice is an effortful activity that can be sustained only for a limited time each day during extended periods without leading to exhaustion (effort constraint). To maximize gains from long-term practice, individuals must avoid exhaustion and must limit practice to an amount from which they can completely recover on a daily or weekly basis." (K. Anders Ericsson) "A number of training studies in real life have compared the efficiency of practice durations rangingfrom 1-8 hr per day.These studiesshowessentiallyno benefit from durations exceeding 4 hr per day and reduced benefits from practice exceeding 2 hr (Welford, 1968; Woodworth & Schlosberg, 1954). Many studiesof the acquisition oftyping skill (Baddeley & Longman, 1978; Dvorak et al.. 1936) and other perceptual-motor skills (Henshaw& Holman, 1930) indicate that the effective duration of deliberate practice may be closer to 1hr perday." (K. Anders Ericsson) projects.ict.usc.edu/itw/gel/EricssonDeliberatePracticePR93.pdf

13ren 18y ago
I consider myself to have about 1.5-2 hours of "genius" per day. I don't know if it really is genius, but during it, I'm operating at an intellectual level where I feel that I'm really making progress, and am able to grasp things, formulate clear questions and goals, and notice new connections. After that time, my own thoughts start to elude capture, as if someone else's dream... I can work longer, but I need to have a structured task - i.e. that doesn't require original thought, but is just a slog. It's great to have a study to support my experience, and encourage me to value and nurture this "genius" time, with recovery time and activities. EDIT at 1 hour per day, 10,000/365 = 27.4 years; say 30 years. If you are blessed with a naturally stronger constitution, enabling you to do 3 hours per day, you could do it in 10.
13ren 18y ago
http://projects.ict.usc.edu/itw/gel/EricssonDeliberatePracticePR93.pdf http://projects.ict.usc.edu/itw/gel/EricssonDeliberatePracti...

by bloch 18y ago

13ren 18y ago

I consider myself to have about 1.5-2 hours of "genius" per day. I don't know if it really is genius, but during it, I'm operating at an intellectual level where I feel that I'm really making progress, and am able to grasp things, formulate clear questions and goals, and notice new connections. After that time, my own thoughts start to elude capture, as if someone else's dream... I can work longer, but I need to have a structured task - i.e. that doesn't require original thought, but is just a slog. It's great to have a study to support my experience, and encourage me to value and nurture this "genius" time, with recovery time and activities. EDIT at 1 hour per day, 10,000/365 = 27.4 years; say 30 years. If you are blessed with a naturally stronger constitution, enabling you to do 3 hours per day, you could do it in 10.

13ren 18y ago

http://projects.ict.usc.edu/itw/gel/EricssonDeliberatePracticePR93.pdf http://projects.ict.usc.edu/itw/gel/EricssonDeliberatePracti...