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Practice
Bite-size practice of core skills is something we do all our lives. We may master a foundation skill, then return to re-learn it when our work evolves to a different place.
Core skills never change, but our application of them may shift as our skill level progresses. We commit to improving those core skills by intentional practice.
The good news is that it’s fully possible to improve our abilities in rapid strides. The bad news, though, is that mastery – in design or any other skill – is linked to deliberate practice. No one (yet) has come up with a method to instantly transform someone into a great designer. Mastery is a structure built brick by brick.
Fortunately, we are not talking about practicing and mastering a long list of core skills – five or six are usually sufficient.
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Defining deliberate practice
The term "deliberate practice" is mostly attributed to Karl Anders Ericsson, an influential figure in the field of performance psychology. Deliberate practice turns amateurs into professionals. It creates top performers in any field.
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Deliberate practice takes time
- Deliberate practice tends to fast track progress, but truly mastering a skill is a lifelong process.
- There are no examples of people labelled as prodigies that did not put in enormous amounts of deliberate practice.
- Creative genius tends to come after ten...
Only putting in time does not lead to mastery
Doing something every day doesn't guarantee mastery, only adequacy. What is needed is deliberate practice.
Only putting in time does not lead to mastery. You may improve at first but will eventually reach a comfortable level and stay there indefinitely.
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