Chapter Summary: Performances can ignite talent hot beds, however this isn't always the case. Primal cues work in teams, and these many factors work as a whole. Like in Florence, there were so many apprenticeships, and collaborations occurring in such a small place that they were constantly "competing for commissions, filling orders, making plans, testing new techniques." These concentrated groups of artists were influencing each other day by day to "get busy". In the case of the Curaçao little league baseball team who produced many big league baseball stars, they had constant visual reminders of what they could be: trophies, and the view of Andruw Jone's ritzy family home, these were all daily reminders of where you could end up if you committed yourself to deep practice. Another motivational cue is that of verbal signals or praise. Engblom, the founder of the Z-Boys, focused on giving mellow or nonchalant praise, which in return motivated his team to work harder. They were praised for effort, not for intelligence or talent, because that is what continues to build myelin in the end, effort and deep practice. The struggle of figuring things out is more important than the arrival. In Dweck's study, he found that when students were praised for their effort, they were more likely to continue to put more effort into the task of a more difficult puzzle. And they improved their score by 30 percent, rather than declining by 20 percent, like the students who had been praised for their intelligence. These staggering baby steps are what make people of greatness. "Praising effort works because it reflects biological reality. The truth is circuits are not easy to build; deep practice requires serious effort and passionate work."
Key Terms: Visual cues, Verbal Cues: High Motivation, Effort based language.
Key Concepts: "The Boing phenomenon" "Better get busy."
Making Connections: As I reflect on verbal cues I have received in the past, I can make connections and see that ones that praised my performance never made a real impact, but rather, when I am working hard and putting lots of effort to figure things out in my daily practice, the praise I receive for my effort in voice lessons is a bigger motivator. I am going to try to change my approach from now on to reward myself for practicing and putting in the effort, instead of getting frustrated with my mistakes. As long as I am practicing deeply, and focusing on a correct model, while troubleshooting, I should be glad and happy that I am struggling to figure it out. I need to learn to be more happy while on the journey.
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