The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.

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Coyle asks, "...why does it take people so long to learn complex tasks?" Um...because they're complex? Q: Углубленная практика основана на парадоксе: тренировка на грани возможностей, сопровождающаяся ошибками, делает вас умнее. Другими словами, если в процессе тренировки вы вынуждены замедлять работу, исправляя ошибки, - словно стараясь залезть на ледяную гору, соскальзывая и карабкаясь опять, - то вы становитесь более быстрым и ловким, хотя сами этого и не осознаете. (c)

Any time someone opens up with how they'll reveal "revolutionary scientific discoveries", the best advice is to run away. I didn't take my own advice and stubbornly slogged through this collection of anecdotes about "hotbeds" (he loves that term) in which he reaches far, contradicts himself, incredibly co-opts the Tom Sawyer fence whitewashing story to his means (really...guy tosses thousands of years of human psychology for a fad theory), ignores concentrations of "signals" that don't fit his model for hotbed generation... In more creative fields, it's less obvious what to do. There is no clear set of fundamentals to be mastered. In a lot of cases (writing an essay, producing a scientific theory, programming), there's not even an obvious sense in which one can be absolutely right. I wish there were more discussion about this -- but I think we just don't understand it well enough. Deep Practice Everyone knows that practice is a key to success. What everyone doesn’t know is that specific kinds of practice can increase skill up to ten times faster than conventional practice. One of these new neuroscientific findings is the basis of Daniel Coyle’s “The Talent Code.” Namely, the recent discovery that the old “practice makes perfect” adage has a scientific basis.Daniel Coyle’s research reaches the same conclusion Eric Weiner did after a long trip around the world. Namely, geniuses bring about geniuses, not because of genes, but because they have developed a method to acquire some skill and a community to share their knowledge. If you want to understand how successful groups work—the signals they transmit, the language they speak, the cues that foster creativity—you won’t find a more essential guide than The Culture Code. This is a marvel of insight and practicality.” Have you ever wondered why some nations are consistently good at some things? For example, why almost all former world chess champions were Soviets, or why the Chinese are ever so dominant in table tennis? Coyle's description of the disciplined and, arguably, regimented KIPP academies reminds me of my own elementary school experience, which surely resembled a typical Catholic school education. I like that Coyle emphasizes the importance of discipline in the details, which promote excellence and discipline in the really important things in life.

Coyle suggests that deep practice increases skill acquisition ten times faster than regular practice. And, practice makes perfect, but it has to be the right kind. Many people think that Michaelangelo was born a genius. However, he grew his genius by building his myelin through deep practice. He started apprenticing at the age of six, by working alongside a stonemason. He moved between apprenticeships and learned and mastered new skills from numerous highly skilled mentors. At 25, he created the masterpiece the Pieta. Michelangelo said if people knew how hard he worked, they wouldn't be so surprised and in awe.

Deep Practice--Everyone knows that practice is a key to success. What everyone doesn't know is that specific kinds of practice can increase skill up to ten times faster than conventional practice. Trainers need training too. Development books provide the knowledge and skills instructors need to educate fellow professionals. By reading books in this genre, leaders can learn how to nurture talent and build skills. These guides also outline possible classroom scenarios to better prepare facilitators to overcome unexpected hurdles. Knowledge gained from these books builds a strong foundation that gives facilitators the confidence and know-how to inform the workforce. So how do we develop myelin? We produce it through deep and careful practice. Coyle calls this deep practice, but it can also be called deliberate practice, or purposeful practice. To get started we all need an ignition or trigger that gives us enough forward momentum to start moving in the direction of our desired goal. These triggers can come from anywhere, but once set off it is our job to find ways to keep that fire burning because the destination is a long journey that takes time.

Originally thought to be a mere electrical insulator, it has now been discovered that it’s also what determines a nerve signal’s speed and precision.If more myelination means becoming faster, better and more accurate, you would definitely want to know how it is created, and how we can influence it. Buy Design Thinking for Training and Development. 7. The Art and Science of Training by by Elaine Biech