Sarah Boucher Chapter 3 Summary
Chapter Summary: Often we regard talent as something that is a result of our environment or our genes. In our culture we love stories of people who seem to come out of nowhere with extraordinary talent. However, talent doesn't just come out of thin air, it comes from myelin growth through repeated failures and deep practice. Although people may seem to have "just been born with it" they have had many repeated attempts and failures that have built their myelin and helped them to achieve success in their field.
Key Concepts: "Myelin doesn't care about who you are. It only cares about what you do." (61)
Thousands of hours of deep practice are required to build any skill.
"We have a good deal of control over what skills we develop, and we each have more potential than we might ever presume to guess." (73)
Key Terms:
Skill
Apprentice
Making Connections:
I am happy to know that we all have to work hard to develop myelin and that no one has talent just handed to them on a silver platter. I often compare myself to others and get jealous that they are more skilled. It is reassuring to know that it is simply because they have had more practice and that they have to work just as hard as I do. This knowledge will help me not to compare myself to others and just focus on what I can do to develop more myelin!
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