Mastering Is Good

If we go way back to 1879, we can take a look at one of the most iconic examples in history of how repeated attempts, or practices, if you will, led to one of the greatest inventions in history: the invention of the light bulb. This highly respected inventor, Thomas Edison, once said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas Edison certainly had his extreme amounts of practice in while trying to develop the perfect concoction to complete the light bulb. It is estimated that he tried more than 3,000 different ways to invent the light bulb, before he found the one that worked. I don’t have exact numbers here, but I would say that he got in his 10,000 hours of practice. Instead of letting his mistakes hold him back, letting them drag him down, letting them cause him to quit, he used them to help get him where he wanted to be. He learned what he should and shouldn’t do each time, and with all this practice of trying to create a light bulb, he ends up inventing the same thing that caused him so many long and hard hours of practice. Another example of how the mistakes you can learn from and fix through practice to come out on top is the story of another Olympics gymnast known as Aly Raisman. In the

Author Ralph Waldo Emerson once sad " Unless you try something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow". On past experiences in my life I would agree with Emerson because one will never truly master something but people everyday have said people have mastered a sport or a instrument but everyday that person practices on that one thing all the time. Look at some great sports players like Messi or Stephen Curry both are spectacular at what they do. Messi was looked at by many people when he was young at not able to play due to how short and small he was. He started to practice on end to help him get to a point where a small soccer team picked him up and play for them at this point he wasn't done so he got even better and now competes with some of the other worlds best

This also applys when we want to tryout for a sport. The high school softball team is having tryouts next week, the coach is looking to create a team that is willing to learn more than they already know, to try to help them grow together as a team. The high school senior does not like to learn new things, because she believes that she is the best. The softball coach is looking for someone that will help his team not only win, but learn more each year. Therefore, the junior that tried out, will be chosen over the senior. The junior knows that she will only grow from learning new things. On the other hand, some might believe that staying where they are at will help them grow. They say that when doing the same thing multiple times will help them learn from their mistakes and change the outcome. Therefore, this is also helping them grow. But if they are learning from their mistakes, are they not doing more than they already know? This is why learning new things, and changing the way we look at different outcomes will help us grow. Emerson was right, if we as students learn to do more than we have already mastered we will grow

Ask questions and wonder: Is it possible for someone to be conceived skilled in which they do not have to make the same decent attempt as others yet be the best at what they do?

As I encouraged my peers to carry out the skill that I had demonstrated, I had to bear in mind that many adult learners are self-conscious about trying new psychomotor skills as contended by De Tornyay & Thompson (1987). They worry about looking foolish and making errors. And therefore it is crucial that the learning environment is warm and accepting, inviting the learners to try things, take risks and experiment.

Being great at something doesn’t guarantee success, and Gladwell states it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at something. That’s why it is imperative to choose something that can make one successful to ripen into an expert in. An example would be a person becoming an expert at folding clothes. Just because that person became an expert they are more than likely not going to become successful from that particular skill. An example Gladwell gave was the Beatles whom spent an extensive amount of hours practising at Hamburg. Their talents were undefined and crude before they would go on to play for many consecutive hours at Hamburg. After they received 10,000 hours of practice they initiated a long and successful journey that led to their

In the reading, The 10,000-Hour Rule, by Malcolm Gladwell he writes about practicing for a certain amount of time to really master something. I believe that his argument isn’t too credible and it doesn’t apply to every field.

They avoid challenges, fearful that they won’t look smart.” This evidence shows us once people fail in something they decide to give up, thinking they aren't smart so why should they try. They just have to figure out what they are struggling with and keep trying until they get it so next time they don’t fail. Giving up won’t get you anywhere. We are all humans. Realizing that it's okay to make a mistake is only part of the battle to that ultimate goal. Learning and moving forward comes from doing something wrong and being told how to do it right but that doesn’t give us any right why we should give up. There's times when it's okay to give up but get back up and retry it don’t let that affect you but you can accomplish it!

The article “What it takes to be great,” by Geoffrey Colvin is very well written. Geoffrey Colvin makes valid points to support his opinion on what it takes to be great. I agree with Colvin’s idea that to be great at something it requires hard work. He expands on this by saying it takes “deliberate practice.” What Colvin meant by “deliberate practice,” was that is performing not just to get something done, but to be efficient and push oneself to accomplish more. An example could be playing basketball. If a person shoots one hundred foul shots a day does not mean he or she is deliberately practicing. The best way to get better would be to make sure you made

There is an old saying that almost everyone has heard at some point in their lives: “practice makes perfect.” But is this saying really true? In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers, he examines the correlation between practice and success. He argues that one must put in 10,000 hours of practice in a certain area in order to be successful and “achieve mastery” in it. However, there has also been research done that contradicts Gladwell’s theory. While I agree with Gladwell’s overall idea that practice is a crucial component to being successful in any area, I do not believe that the 10,000 hour rule is an accurate generalization because some people pick things up quicker than others and it often depends on the quality of practice more than the amount.

Ralph Waldo said, “unless you try to do things beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” I agree with Ralph Waldo, push yourself to do greater things. Ralph Waldo said it right, if you don't push for greater things you will not succeed. One reason is, to be a greater person push further than what you have already accomplished. You will never get better if you keep doing the same ole thing. People who don't settle for the easy way are stronger.

Why do people such as Beethoven (music), Rembrandt (artist), Mikhail Baryshnikov (ballet), Michael Jordan (sports), Martin Luther King, Jr. (orator), Marie Curie (scientist) and Ansel Adams (photography) have such distinction? These and others that hold similar status operate within their gifts and talents. How successful would Baryshnikov be as a scientist, Rembrandt as a musician or Beethoven as a basketball player? Surely, we can learn the skills of a field, even do a “good” job, but not an “excellent” job. We can paint by numbers to have a pretty picture, but it is not a work of art. Excellence occurs only when we operate in our gifts.

A person is capable of learning a skill if they put their time and effort towards what they feel passionate about. Has someone ever wanted to develop an ability that you practice it for hours a day? I did, I have spent around 100 hours a year trying to perfect my loving skill, volleyball. It was a hardworking skill, but enjoyable as well. It is my way of life. The most important years of my life was my volleyball experience in High School.

in my opinion, i think society values more knowing how to do it, because they don't want to think about something that their going to do, and then get to into it and get upset or scared because they were thinking about it to much(depending on what they were doing). people in today's life want to be able to look back and be able to say, "yeah i did that, and wouldn't have done it any other way." they want to have no regrets and so they think

When Ralph Waldo wrote that quote he was wanting people to do more than they already know. Some people though cant because that is what they was taught to do with their lives. They might not be smart enough or tough enough to do anything else besides what they already know. They would have to go back to collage. they would also quit after they failed once, that person would be embarrassed to try it again. First, them people might have trouble with what they are trying to master because it costs money. Most people cannot master other things with out money in todays time. They do what they can afford so they can support their family. If they had a lot of money and time to spend to master other things people probably would. Then they could