How to be the best with 5 things

1) Realize it’s not about natural talent. It’s about hard work.
 

We all know intelligence is important, creativity is important… but how much do these types of natural talent control really what you can achieve in life?
In ~95% of cases, they don’t.


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2) 10,000 hours is not the whole story

 

As Malcolm Gladwell discussed in his bestseller, “Outliers“, to become an expert it takes 10,000 hours (or approximately 10 years), right? Wrong. It takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. That means actively working to improve. Just showing up doesn’t cut it.
Most people may do something for 10,000 hours (driving a car over the course of a lifetime) but never get anywhere near expert level (Formula One). Most people plateau and some even get worse.
 

3) Make your practice as close to the real thing as possible

 

Nothing beats really doing it
 

4) Commit to the long term

 

Merely deciding you’re committed for the long-term vs the short-term makes an enormous difference
 

5) The best goal is merely to “get better”

 

When challenged, focus on “getting better” — not doing well or looking good. Get-better goals increase motivation, make tasks more interesting and replenish energy


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