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.

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#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.

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#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

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#4. abilities gradually deteriorate in the absence of deliberate efforts to improve. So

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#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

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#6. We can shape our own potential. Art

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#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.

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

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

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#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.

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#11. Learning isn't a way of reaching one's potential but rather a way of developing it.

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