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> ...Scott
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> From: Allen Esterson [allenester...@compuserve.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 7:09 AM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
> Subject: Re:[tips] Book Recommendations
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> In reply to Jim Clark writi
Yes, this exactly what Coyle describes in his book, The Talent Code,
though he refers to it as "deep" practice. What's interesting and so
logical is that practice will only be fruitful if the person who is
doing the practicing is highly motivated to become better. That's
apparently why a chil
On 1/6/2011 11:00 AM, Claudia Stanny wrote:
There is practice and there is deliberate practice (see the work
of Ericsson, who is the source for the 10,000 hour estimate).
Mere repetition of exisitng moves and skills (Allen's example of
copying an existing piece over and over as "practice" in
comp
I have also discussed his work in class with regard to clinical intuition and
associated problems with professional judgments. Comparing clinical judgments
with fire-fighting is fun. Experience can mean twenty years of repeating one
year twenty times, or variation, deliberate experimentation a
Allen writes:
I suspect it is a mistake to treat all exceptional achievement in the
same way, e.g., athletic achievement and musical talent. For instance,
the soccer player David Beckham undoubtedly acquired his special talent
of extraordinary accuracy in long passes by hard work, i.e., repeated
p
the same or a similar
causal model wouldn't hold for many or most other professions.
...Scott
From: Allen Esterson [allenester...@compuserve.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 7:09 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re:[
In reply to Jim Clark writing that he "would be very surprised if genes
did not play some part
in the radical sorting process that led some few to stardom",
Joan Warmbold wrote:
>Daniel Coyle makes a convincing case for otherwise. He noted
>over and over again the so-called hot beds had two cruci
Jim Clark wrote:
> […[ I would be very surprised if genes did not play some part
>in the radical sorting process that led some few to stardom and
>the rest to whatever miserable fate awaits them once their
>dreams of glory are shattered by reality.
Joan Warmbold replied:
>Daniel Coyle makes a conv
Daniel Coyle makes a convincing case for otherwise. He noted over and
over again the so-called hot beds had two crucial elements: a) a person
who provided inspiration, or in his words, "ignition,"; and then, b)
opportunity for lots of deep practice. What was fairly unique to Brazil
was that f
On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:41:44 -0800, Jim Clark wrote in response to Joan
Warmbold's recommendation of the "Talent Code" by Daniel Coyle:
>Hi
>One of the "hot spots" mentioned is Brazil and soccer players. Here's a
>passage from a site celebrating Brazilian soccer.
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>"The majority of the people li
Hi
One of the "hot spots" mentioned is Brazil and soccer players. Here's a
passage from a site celebrating Brazilian soccer.
"The majority of the people living in Brazil are in deep poverty. Soccer is the
one ticket out of that lifestyle if the talent is learned early enough. Many of
the popu
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