Anders Ericsson Quotes

#1. the key to improved mental performance of almost any sort is the development of mental structures that make it possible to avoid the limitations of short-term memory and deal effectively with large amounts of information at once. - Author: Anders Ericsson

#2. The first step toward enhancing performance in an organization is realizing that improvement is possible only if participants abandon business-as-usual practices. Doing so requires recognizing and rejecting three prevailing myths. - Author: Anders Ericsson

#3. Call it "the New Year's resolution effect" - it's why gyms that were crowded in January are only half full in July and why so many slightly used guitars are available on Craigslist. So - Author: Anders Ericsson

#4. abilities gradually deteriorate in the absence of deliberate efforts to improve. So - Author: Anders Ericsson

#5. The most important gifts we can give our children are confidence in their ability to remake themselves again and again and the tools with which to do that job - Author: Anders Ericsson

#6. We can shape our own potential. Art - Author: Anders Ericsson

#7. The best way to get past any barrier is to come at it from a different direction, which is one reason it is useful to work with a teacher or coach. - Author: Anders Ericsson

#8. A world in which deliberate practice is a normal part of life would be one in which people had more volition and satisfaction. - Author: Anders Ericsson

#9. This is a fundamental truth about any sort of practice: If you never push yourself beyond your comfort zone, you will never improve. - Author: Anders Ericsson

#10. So here we have purposeful practice in a nutshell: Get outside your comfort zone but do it in a focused way, with clear goals, a plan for reaching those goals, and a way to monitor your progress. Oh, and figure out a way to maintain your motivation. - Author: Anders Ericsson

#11. Learning isn't a way of reaching one's potential but rather a way of developing it. - Author: Anders Ericsson