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Deliberate Practice Subtitle: How to Go from Novice to Master Author: [US] Anders Ericsson / Robert Pool
Deliberate Practice Subtitle: How to Go from Novice to Master Author: [US] Anders Ericsson / Robert Pool
Description
Introduction · · · · · ·
He could play the violin at the age of 4, wrote many famous pieces in his childhood, and could play a whole piece of music with just one string.
Memorize hundreds of random numbers instantly, extract square roots faster than a calculator, and tell what day of the week a date is in one second.
He won the world high jump championship within one year of entering the industry, played blind chess with 26 people at the same time, and became a world chess master at the age of 14.
Everyone thinks that "excellence" comes from "talent".
The “genius” said: My achievements come from “correct practice”!
The famous psychologist Ericsson has devoted himself to the field of "science of professional expertise" for decades, studying experts in a series of industries or fields: chess masters, top violinists, sports stars, memory masters, spelling champions, outstanding doctors, etc.
He found that the most effective ways to improve skills and abilities, regardless of industry or field, all followed a set of universal principles, which he named "deliberate practice."
For anyone looking to improve themselves in any industry or field, deliberate practice is the gold standard and the most powerful learning method ever discovered.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Dr. Anders Ericsson
Anders Ericsson, PhD
The creator of the "deliberate practice" principle, professor of psychology at Florida State University, and Conradi Distinguished Scholar. He focuses on studying how outstanding people in different fields such as sports, music, chess, medicine, and military achieve outstanding performance, and the role of the "deliberate practice" principle in them. He is one of the world's top researchers in this field.
Dr. Ericsson has published several academic monographs on this topic: From Ordinary to Great: Prospects and Limitations, The Road to Greatness, The Cambridge Guide to Professional Expertise and Outstanding Performance, etc. Deliberate Practice: How to Go from Novice to Master is his best-selling book published in 2016. It is the first time that the law of "deliberate practice" has been popularized to the general public. This is also his first Chinese book.
Table of contents · · · · · ·
Our brains have the same adaptability as "geniuses" like Mozart; they just make more use of it.
Mozart's Perfect Pitch //002
"Genius" is the product of training //007
What this book will tell us //010
Chapter 1 Purposeful Practice Once someone has reached an “acceptable” level of performance and has achieved automaticity, a few more years of “practice” will not lead to any improvement, but rather to a slow deterioration. Purposeful practice is much more effective.
Steve's Super Memory //018
Outstanding people in various fields rely on a lot of practice //022
Start with purposeful practice //028
Four characteristics of purposeful practice //033
What to do when you encounter a bottleneck //038
Purposeful practice is not enough //043
Chapter 2 The Adaptability of the Brain The greater the challenge a person encounters, the greater the changes in the brain and the more efficient the learning, but pushing yourself too hard can lead to burnout. Therefore, challenges that are outside the comfort zone but not too far away can cause the brain to change most rapidly.
The Brain of a London Taxi Driver //049
The brain has infinite adaptability //055
The Importance of Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone //060
Exercise changes brain structure //065
Potential can be built //071
Chapter 3 Mental Representations In any industry or field, the relationship between skills and mental representations is a virtuous cycle: the better your skills, the better the mental representations you create; and the better the mental representations, the more effectively you can improve your skills.
The Accidental Blind Chess Master //076
How are masters better than novices? //080
What is psychological representation?//085
Mental representation helps find patterns //090
Mental representations help interpret information //093
Mental representations help organize information //095
Mental representations help with planning // 100
Mental representations contribute to effective learning //105
Chapter 4 The difference between Gold Standard Deliberate Practice and general practice is crucial: first, you need an industry or field that has been reasonably developed; second, you need a mentor who can assign training assignments.
Starting from the field of music //114
The most outstanding people practice the longest //121
What is Deliberate Practice //127
How to Apply the Principle of Deliberate Practice // 131
The Right and Wrong of the 10,000-Hour Rule // 141
Chapter 5: Apply the principles of deliberate practice at work to cultivate a practice-oriented mindset. That is, no longer think that workdays can only be used for work, and practice can only be done at special times and on specific occasions. Instead, transform daily business activities into practice activities and make practice a part of daily work.
Ace Training Program //150
Make practice a part of your daily routine //154
Training doctors with the ace training method //159
Committed to traditional methods of imparting knowledge //167
New ways to improve your skills // 175
Chapter 6: Applying the Principle of Deliberate Practice in Life Deliberate practice is aimed at everyone who has a dream. It can help everyone who wants to learn how to draw, program, do magic, play the saxophone, or write a novel. It is aimed at all those who want to control their own lives and are not content with the status quo.
First, find a good mentor //185
Focus and commitment are crucial //189
What to do if you don't have a mentor//194
Overcoming the Stagnation Phase // 201
Stay Motivated //206
Chapter 7 Roadmap to Becoming an Outstanding Person Outstanding people have the same growth path: one, develop an interest; two, become serious; three, commit all; four, explore and innovate.
Three female chess masters //225
Stage 1: Generate Interest //228
Stage 2: Getting Serious // 234
Stage 3: Full Commitment // 238
The relationship between age and adaptability //240
Adults can also develop perfect pitch //246
Stage 4: Pioneering and Innovation // 250
Chapter 8 How to Explain Natural Talent Autistic savants are not born with some magical talent. Instead, they develop those skills through practice just like anyone else.
Decoding the "Paganini Miracle" //256
Deciphering the "Mozart Legend" //260
Deciphering the "Miracle of a Genius High Jumper" //265
Decoding the "Autistic Genius" //270
People who “lack” natural talent //273
Training VS "Genius" //277
Looking at genetic differences from a different perspective //286
The Dangers of Believing in Innate Talent // 292
Chapter 9: Creating a Whole New World with Deliberate Practice The most important gift we can leave for our children is to help them develop abilities that they didn’t think they had, so that they can discover that they can control their own potential and know what methods and efforts they need to make their dreams come true.
Teaching Physics Using the Principle of Deliberate Practice // 300
The Promise of Deliberate Practice //304
Creating a new world //313
References and Notes