Comments on: The Grandmaster in the Corner Office: What the Study of Chess Experts Teaches Us about Building a Remarkable Life http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/ Decoding Patterns of Success Tue, 22 May 2012 11:52:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Greatness - Talent Is Overrated - busiconics http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-28395 Greatness - Talent Is Overrated - busiconics Tue, 15 May 2012 17:18:08 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-28395 [...] Cal Newport summarizes in his blog what deliberate practice is about. He took the main six points from the book “Talent Is [...]

[...] Cal Newport summarizes in his blog what deliberate practice is about. He took the main six points from the book “Talent Is [...]

]]> By: jo http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-28339 jo Wed, 09 May 2012 18:09:30 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-28339 I am not in the academic field, but was intrigued by DP and how it can be applied in the work place. We are a programming shop but interact with different disciplines. We have been encouraging our employees to stretch their thinking and apply an "analyst mindset" to their work -- creating valued & fit for purpose deliverables vs just heads down programming/producing what has been requested; fully understanding the project so they can contribute in innovative or effort/time-saving ways, etc. I am thinking that if we break down a skill that is required to be an 'analyst' into smaller, specific parts (say, communication -> language used to negoiate, get information, convey a contrasting view, etc.) we can use DP to help our folks stretch & gain confidence in this specific area. In the short run we won't build experts but I still think there is benenfit that is gained from intentionally practicing a skill before putting out in the "real world." I am not in the academic field, but was intrigued by DP and how it can be applied in the work place. We are a programming shop but interact with different disciplines. We have been encouraging our employees to stretch their thinking and apply an “analyst mindset” to their work — creating valued & fit for purpose deliverables vs just heads down programming/producing what has been requested; fully understanding the project so they can contribute in innovative or effort/time-saving ways, etc.

I am thinking that if we break down a skill that is required to be an ‘analyst’ into smaller, specific parts (say, communication -> language used to negoiate, get information, convey a contrasting view, etc.) we can use DP to help our folks stretch & gain confidence in this specific area. In the short run we won’t build experts but I still think there is benenfit that is gained from intentionally practicing a skill before putting out in the “real world.”

]]> By: Focus http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-28062 Focus Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:11:14 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-28062 [...] Newport’s series of blog posts on “Being so good they can’t ignore you” and deliberate practice, really resonated with me, such as the following passage:  To become exceptional you have to put [...]

[...] Newport’s series of blog posts on “Being so good they can’t ignore you” and deliberate practice, really resonated with me, such as the following passage:  To become exceptional you have to put [...]

]]> By: permainan zuma http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-28051 permainan zuma Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:05:50 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-28051 great post, add to the spirit as well as very useful for me who are still learning to play chess.. :) great post, add to the spirit as well as very useful for me who are still learning to play chess.. :)

]]> By: cb707 | Pearltrees http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-28027 cb707 | Pearltrees Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:13:20 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-28027 [...] The full story, however, is more complex. Gladwell is right when he notes that the 10,000 hour rule keeps appearing as a necessary condition for exceptional performance in many fields. But it’s not sufficient . As Ericsson, along with his colleague Andreas Lehmann, noted in an exceptional overview of this topic, “the mere number of years of experience with relevant activities in a domain is typically only weakly related to performance.” Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Grandmaster in the Corner Office: What the Study of Chess Experts... [...]

[...] The full story, however, is more complex. Gladwell is right when he notes that the 10,000 hour rule keeps appearing as a necessary condition for exceptional performance in many fields. But it’s not sufficient . As Ericsson, along with his colleague Andreas Lehmann, noted in an exceptional overview of this topic, “the mere number of years of experience with relevant activities in a domain is typically only weakly related to performance.” Study Hacks » Blog Archive » The Grandmaster in the Corner Office: What the Study of Chess Experts… [...]

]]> By: Deliberate Practice on the Way to Being Great | | Motorcycle Helmet CriticMotorcycle Helmet Critic http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-27893 Deliberate Practice on the Way to Being Great | | Motorcycle Helmet CriticMotorcycle Helmet Critic Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:00:50 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-27893 [...] Better than a novice, absolutely, but really great? No, and here’s why, it hasn’t been deliberate practice, if you haven’t been doing what it takes to get better, you’re just going through the [...]

[...] Better than a novice, absolutely, but really great? No, and here’s why, it hasn’t been deliberate practice, if you haven’t been doing what it takes to get better, you’re just going through the [...]

]]> By: Matt http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-27764 Matt Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:47:31 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-27764 From a college student perspective, I have really benefited from Deliberate Practice. This has mostly happened in my math classes where you must work homework problems everyday, they get progressively harder as you go along, and you get immediate feedback the next day in class when your homework is graded. It was difficult because math has never been a strong subject for me, but it was very fulfilling as a student to have learned something difficult. From a college student perspective, I have really benefited from Deliberate Practice. This has mostly happened in my math classes where you must work homework problems everyday, they get progressively harder as you go along, and you get immediate feedback the next day in class when your homework is graded. It was difficult because math has never been a strong subject for me, but it was very fulfilling as a student to have learned something difficult.

]]> By: >Why Your Goals Are Bound to Fail, and What You Can Do About It | Nir and Far http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-27299 >Why Your Goals Are Bound to Fail, and What You Can Do About It | Nir and Far Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:22:13 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-27299 [...] asking you for output, like at work, goals are critical.  Goals arealso helpful when training to become an expert.  However, mostof us aren’t shooting to become world-class experts.  You’re likely not [...]

[...] asking you for output, like at work, goals are critical.  Goals arealso helpful when training to become an expert.  However, mostof us aren’t shooting to become world-class experts.  You’re likely not [...]

]]> By: Larry Gluckman http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-27234 Larry Gluckman Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:38:41 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-27234 Fred Borchelt, several time Olympic Oarsmen, presently high school physics teacher and rowing coach coined the phrase "practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent". Perfect practice, deep practice, deliberate practice or practice with a purpose all reflect the idea of doing repetitions at the highest level you can attain at that time and constantly pushing the window of your abilities. Fred Borchelt, several time Olympic Oarsmen, presently high school physics teacher and rowing coach coined the phrase “practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes permanent”. Perfect practice, deep practice, deliberate practice or practice with a purpose all reflect the idea of doing repetitions at the highest level you can attain at that time and constantly pushing the window of your abilities.

]]> By: S Taylor http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-27180 S Taylor Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:07:39 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/01/06/the-grandmaster-in-the-corner-office-what-the-study-of-chess-experts-teaches-us-about-building-a-remarkable-life/#comment-27180 Critical to this is that someone is watching and helping you correct your efforts to achieve your goals. It is important to have an expert vision of your goal for reference. In my short experience with singing lessons, having a professional signer listen to me was very tough. For those of you who coach kids basketball, I bet your kids loft the ball towards the basket over and over without really adjusting so that the next shot is closer to the mark. Critical to this is that someone is watching and helping you correct your efforts to achieve your goals. It is important to have an expert vision of your goal for reference. In my short experience with singing lessons, having a professional signer listen to me was very tough. For those of you who coach kids basketball, I bet your kids loft the ball towards the basket over and over without really adjusting so that the next shot is closer to the mark.

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