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And all learners benefit from focused attention, active engagement, error feedback, and a cycle of daily rehearsal and nightly consolidation—I call these factors the “four pillars” of learning,
Stanislas Dehaene • How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now
Adam Singer • Amateurs Obsess Over Tools, Pros Over Mastery
It isn’t experience that sets top performers apart but the amount of deliberate practice they put in.
Brad Stulberg • Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success
persevering in the face of difficulty (grit) and deploying tailored tactics to circumvent opposition (smart).
Morten T. Hansen • Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More
Great performers, Ericsson found, generally work in chunks of 60 to 90 minutes separated by short breaks.
Brad Stulberg • Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success
Slate • General Education Has a Bad Rap
Ultimately, the best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening.
James Altucher • The Choose Yourself Guide To Wealth
At the University of Pennsylvania, she has done important research around practice, concluding that it’s all about quality over quantity. Ten minutes of quality, devoted practice yields more than an hour of distracted efforts.
Tiffany Shlain • 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
Tiger was not merely playing golf. He was engaging in “deliberate practice,” the only kind that counts in the now-ubiquitous ten-thousand-hours rule to expertise. The “rule” represents the idea that the number of accumulated hours of highly specialized training is the sole factor in skill development, no matter the domain.