Comments on: The Secret of Great Men: Deliberate Practice

By: Idris H.

Idris H. — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:11:43 +0000

I’ve been dancing for seven months now. After a while a clear talent for the art began to show ,people say I’m good but I started fairly late in my mid teens. They also say I’m the better of my peers, How would I go about getting better my ideal self is far beyond and I know I have the potential to go far with this but should I keep at it and if I do what would you recommend I do? Thank You.

By: DeAngelo

DeAngelo — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 05:49:38 +0000

I don’t usually leave comments, but I had to on this one. Genetics and not pratice makes the bulk of talent.
Look at the differences between what the Romans accomplished and became the center of the world; the Asians, Greeks, the Spanish, the majestic cathedrals of europe, the Egyptian structures…then look at the huts of Africa.
Pratice helps immensely but don’t discount genetics by quoting egaliterians.

By: Gregg Hake

Gregg Hake — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:22:58 +0000

Great post and thanks for issuing the personal challenge. My own goal is to become better at keeping all of the plates spinning in my world when I get busy on a project or when there is a fire in a remote corner of my field of responsibility. Your post inspired one from me on the same topic: http://tinyurl.com/2cpnpdp. Thanks again!

By: Michael T

Michael T — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:11:37 +0000

Someone once told me that practice isn’t the act of constantly doing something right, it’s by doing something so many times that the raw number of errors you make are increased to a point that you study them and learn from them.

We never learn by doing something correctly, we only learn by our mistakes.

By: Rodrigo Sousa

Rodrigo Sousa — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:18:25 +0000

Starting tomorrow, I´ll deliberately study engineering. Thanks for the great post.

By: XealotX

XealotX — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:59:05 +0000

I’m sorry but while potentially very inspiring and motivating this article is ultimately founded on weak reasoning and in some places unfortunately amount to simple BS. If you’re going to criticize or outright dismiss something then at the very least you must give your own personal account or definition of what that thing is. Judging from the article, however, I can tell that the author has little real insight into or objective understanding of what constitutes talent, but rather seems to rely on vague and muddled sentiments.

At the most abstract level the very essence of constitutes talent is in fact yielding a greater return for similar effort in relation to other individuals or the general population. The human body is a bio-mechanical instrument with tolerances than vary widely among individuals, tolerances which logically involve the functioning of the brain. I can’t argue with a message promoting the merits of hard work and perseverance but let’s not BS ourselves in the process; race horses are bred not simply trained. Furthermore, there are also some forms of performance that cannot be willed and in fact prove elusive to dreary wrote …but then it may take talent to understand this.

By: Zach Ellerbrook

Zach Ellerbrook — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:57:31 +0000

Woah, I need to practice my bass trombone more.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:46:03 +0000

Daniel, drum corps is the very definition of deliberate practice. One camp with Gino will reinvent your understanding of how rehearsing with purpose will help you acheive your overall goals.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:37:06 +0000

I thought this was great, and I laughed when I heard Dave Ramsey read it on the radio.

By: Daniel Eldred

Daniel Eldred — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:48:42 +0000

I am a Tuba Player, I’ve only been playing for about 3 years but play better than my colleagues of 8 years! This last month I’ve been practicing about 8 hours a day plus College and Work! I’m gearing up for an audition for The Cadets! The manliest thing I know is Drum and Bugle Corp. Working 18 hours a day in the heat of the summer touring all around America. I’ve been looking forward to this moment since I was 13 and the audition is finally here in 8 days! After all these years of practicing its my time to shine!