Malcolm Gladwell popularised Anders Ericsson’s work on deliberate practice in his book Outliers: The Story of Success. Incidentally, I found Ericsson’s Peak a better read.
Whichever version of the idea you read, I believe nobody could master (not ‘be …
Read moreAnders Ericsson’s work on deliberate practice was popularised by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers: The Story of Success
I am a partial believer in Ericsson’s work. I believe that nobody …
Read moreI subscribe to Ryan Holiday’s reading recommendation email. His focus is on stoicism and American history, but he reads wider than that and I have found some gems through his recommendations.
The latest of these is The Score Takes …
Read moreAnother year has come and gone. Another opportunity to reflect and learn presents itself.
Although I feel I have made progress in 2015, that progress is not fully reflected in my rating yet. I started the year at ECF 97 …
Read more“Guitar Star” is a short television series on Sky Arts. It is a talent contest, aiming to find a star guitar player. I normally avoid talent contests on television like the plague, but since I do like guitar music and …
Read moreRobin Sharma recently reflected on TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in a blog post entitled How Great Masters Think. As I read through the commonalities Sharma extracted from the list of great achievers in diverse fields, I could …
Read moreNot a day goes by without someone asking on one of the many chess forums what it takes to become a GM, or how many rating points they could gain in a year, or whether their 1100 online rating really …
Read more“To save yourself much pain: the bigger your plans, the smaller the group of friends should share in them.”
– Theognis
It is no secret that setting goals is a good idea; this blog was born as a result of …
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was. I wasted a few evenings reading it, having to force myself to read on, thinking the good stuff must be just around the corner. Well, it never came.