Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The Sweet Spot

Chapter Summary

Daniel Coyle describes his experiences from his travels to various “talent hotbeds”. Although these hotbeds specialize in different fields, the students who were most successful were practicing what he calls “deep practice”. Most people passively go through the motions of practice and don’t retain what they’re doing. But those who are most effectively practicing are the ones who struggle and make mistakes, identify them, and then correct them until they get it right. This method of deep practice is applicable to ALL types of skill sets.

Key Concepts

Practicing is of little use, unless it is focused and intentional. Mistakes are very useful if immediately identified and corrected.

Key Terms

Deep practice. 
Talent.

Making Connections

I don’t need endless amounts of time to make progress. I can’t be afraid to make mistakes, but I should be afraid of not fixing those mistakes.


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