Post by Boris on Oct 7, 2009 11:25:40 GMT -5
Deep practice is not simply about struggling; it's about seeking out a particular struggle, which involves a cycle of distinct actions.
1. Pick a target
2. Reach for it
3. Evaluate the gap between the target and the reach
4. Return to step one
Judging by the facial expressions I saw in talent hotbeds, the sweet spot might better be named the bittersweet spot. And yet that taste, like all others, can be acquired. One of the useful features of myelin is that it permits any circuit to be insulated, even those of experiences we might not enjoy at first. At Meadowmount, instructors routinely see students develop a taste for deep practice. They don't like it at first. But soon, they say, the students begin to tolerate and even enjoy the experience.
- Daniel Coyle, "The Talent Code" (pp. 92-93)
1. Pick a target
2. Reach for it
3. Evaluate the gap between the target and the reach
4. Return to step one
Judging by the facial expressions I saw in talent hotbeds, the sweet spot might better be named the bittersweet spot. And yet that taste, like all others, can be acquired. One of the useful features of myelin is that it permits any circuit to be insulated, even those of experiences we might not enjoy at first. At Meadowmount, instructors routinely see students develop a taste for deep practice. They don't like it at first. But soon, they say, the students begin to tolerate and even enjoy the experience.
- Daniel Coyle, "The Talent Code" (pp. 92-93)