Recently I have enjoyed reading "Outliers- The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell.
I shared with my family one particular chapter, entitled 10,000 hours where the author shares a study done by the psychologist K. Anders Ericsson in the early 1990's at Berlin's elite Academy of Music. Skipping all the details of the interesting study, he and "his colleagues don't find any "naturals", musicians who floated effortlessly to the top while practicing a fraction of the time their peers did. Nor could they find any "grinds", people who worked harder than everyone else, yet just didn't have what it takes to break the top ranks. Their research suggests that once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That's it. And what's more, the people a the very top don't just work harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder. The idea that excellence at performing a complex task requires a critical minimum level of practice surfaces again and again in studies of expertise. In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours."
I think Aubrey got my point when I saw this week written on her dry erase board the following:
I think Aubrey got my point when I saw this week written on her dry erase board the following:
Interesting book, I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for this reminder!
ReplyDeleteThe only bad thing about the book is that it almost has me convinced to have Ellie start Kindergarten late (with her August birthday). Not quite convinced, because she is really smart, but ALMOST.
I thought that study was very interesting (actually the whole book was). Unfortunately, despite the conversations with my kids, none of them seem to have taken it to heart like Aubrey did.
ReplyDeleteYOU are a good MAMA, my sister, Rachelle! Love this!!!! All those 5 little ones are sooo lucky to have you! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd what I understand, she did awesome! Way to go Aubrey. Keep up the good work and remember to practice, practice, and practice some more. I sure am proud of you. Love to all!
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