To reach expertise, you need 10,000 hours of practice. This concept emerged from Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson and was popularized by Malcolm Gladwell's book, Outliers, which puts the accent on time and repetition. James challenges it. We have only one life … [Read more...] about Skip the Line: Ingenious, Simple Strategies to Propel Yourself to Wealth, Success and Happiness by James Altucher.
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Focus produces joy. How to create more of it?
Recently, for my son's 11th birthday, I drew him a picture of "Naruto" one of his favorite manga. I used a tutorial. It took me an hour. I'm not a cartoonist, I'm not particularly interested in illustrating, but I had a great time doing it. Why? I often write about the power of focus, … [Read more...] about Focus produces joy. How to create more of it?
If you can learn, you can do everything. How to develop your learning muscle?
If you can learn, you can do everything. How to develop your learning muscle?It often starts with a challenge, an opportunity, an idea. And two ways to apprehend it: I can't do that. I've never done this before.Looks interesting. I want to learn it. With technology, everything is a few … [Read more...] about If you can learn, you can do everything. How to develop your learning muscle?
Don’t miss clarity when it knocks at your door. How to capture it?
At some point we all had an idea that seemed great or identified the right next steps in a complex project, but a few hours later we couldn't even remember it.Experts speak about short- and long-term memory. We have limited capacity in our short memory. Maybe the great idea gets lost there, … [Read more...] about Don’t miss clarity when it knocks at your door. How to capture it?
How to build habits with the Streak game.
I'm a big fan of the Streak concept to support my discipline. I follow three main Streak digitally. Language learning : Duolingo ( >1550 days) LingQ (>730)Health: 7 Minute Workout Challenge( app 7MWC>2000 days of practice but lost several streaks ) The streak concept is supporting … [Read more...] about How to build habits with the Streak game.