I just read the math problems and tried to solve them. I just listened to the numbers and tried to remember them. I just swung the bat and tried to hit the ball. Naive practice in a nutshell: I just played it.Two types of practice: naive practice and purposeful practice: The more “automated” your performance has become, the less you’re learning. Just playing tennis for fun with your friends won’t get you much better, since you’re not pushing yourself. If you don’t buy the “no talent” thing, please buy the book, he has a whole chapter on it.Ī common learning obstacle: If you reach a skill level that feels “satisfactory” to you, you stop improving, and even get worse with time. The only shortcut is practicing the right way. But it comes back to this central message, that anyone can improve, and that it takes time. Anders spends most of the book explaining what “the right sort of practice” is, as well as why talent doesn’t exist. There is no such thing as natural talent or prodigies. The central message: The right sort of practice carried out over a sufficient period of time leads to improvement. Even adults can learn some of this, though there is some brain plasticity at that young age that makes it easier. By exposing them to tones and challenging them to match them before age 4, they can develop perfect pitch for the rest of their life. Perfect pitch can be trained if you get the kids early enough.
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