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Your Dreaded Comfort Zone Is Holding You Back

5/9/2017

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Six not so secrets of learning we can take from babies. 
  • Babies have no knowledge of the difficulties involved in what they are learning. They just go for it. A good example is learning to walk, talk, or ride a bike. They are not embarrassed to fall down in front of others.
  • Babies have access to teachers and other encouraging mentors. Think about teaching your babies to walk.
  • Babies intuitively understand that if they keep practicing, they are going to get it. Whatever "it" is.
  • Babies live in an environment that allows mistakes. And trial and error. And encourages perseverance despite bruised knees. Remember learning how to ride a bike?
  • Babies are determined. They are not "trying" to learn to walk, they are "going" to walk. They have commitment to the project. 
  • Babies learn multiple skills all at once.

​I paraphrased these thoughts from the blog, "6 secrets infants can teach adults about learning" from  Scientific American. The author is Rachel Wu a psychology professor at University of California, Riverside. Have  a look.

​The author postulates that cognitive decline maybe linked to older adults refusing to learn anything new because of embarrassment. Ouch.

​See you in the practice room.

​David Story
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Alan Rusbridger, Gary Marcus, Tim Jenison, 10,00 hours and the hope, fear, and the dreams of mature students

5/2/2017

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Obsession is good. It puts a lift in the day, week, month, and year. Below are some inspirational stories of folks who just went for it.

​Alan attempts Chopin's Ballade in G minor in one year.
​Gary takes up heavy metal guitar at 40
​Tim learns to paint.

​What do they have in common? High intelligence, a bias for action, a naïve belief in themselves, and guts.

​Gary's second short video, the third on this list, explodes the idea you need 10,000 hours. A great place to start. 

Cheers,

David

​BTW: I'm over the 3,000 hour mark in my drumming. That's  7 years of effort.
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