The Beginning

The Beginning

Some characteristics of the development of an expert have been found to include...

  • At a minimum usually 10 years of consistent practice, sometimes more for certain fields.

  • A characterization of this practice as "deliberate practice", which forces the practitioner to come up with new ways to encourage and enable themselves to reach new levels of performance.

  • An early phase of learning which is characterized by enjoyment, excitement, and participation without outcome-related goals.

  • The ability to rearrange or construct a higher dimension of creativity. Due to such familiarity or advanced knowledge experts can develop more abstract perspectives of their concepts and/or performances.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Creativity, Fulfillment and Flow


Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers


10000 Hour Rule by Zintro

More Inspirational videos:

Kris Kristopherson talking about Johnny Cash:
"He was built to create ... and he did it by god all his life ...William Blake said it was your duty ... if you had the credentials for spiritual communion ... if you refuse and bury your talent in the earth ... though you should want natural bread ... sorrow and desperation will pursue you throughout life and after death shame and confusion are faced to eternity ... Well, John will never have shame and confusion of face: because he was creative right up to the end"

Power of NOW


The First 20 Hours - How to Learn Anything:
Josh Kaufman at TEDxCSU:


You ALREADY Know How to be GREAT
Alan Fine at TEDxRockCreekPark:


David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence


Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

Jarrett J. Krosoczka: How a boy became an artist


Elizabeth Gilbert: Your elusive creative genius


The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: Barbara Arrowsmith-Young


Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation

Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from


Sugata Mitra's new experiments in self-teaching


Tony Schwartz: The Myths of the Overworked Creative


[2008] Web 2.0 EXPO Clay Shirky


Web 2.0 Expo NY: Clay Shirky (shirky.com) It's Not Information


Hackschooling Makes Me Happy: Logan LaPlante


How To Use The Brain More Effectively


PressPausePlay - Andrew Keen Interview 2


PressPausePlay - Seth Godin Interview


PressPausePlay - Moby Interview


Work Smart: How to Write a To-Do List


Work Smart: How to Make Procrastination Productive


Work Smart: Avoid Office Distractions with Time Blocking


Work Smart: Stop Multitasking and Start Doing One Thing Really Well


Never, Ever Give Up. Arthur's Inspirational Transformation!


Arthur's Transformation (Extended Cut) - Never, Ever Give Up!!


Dust Radio, A Film About Chris Whitley - Official Trailer


Blind painter Sargy Mann: Painting with inner vision - BBC News


The unexpected math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night" - Natalya St. Clair


Why Shouldn't We Commit Suicide? (Camus + Donkey Kong) – 8-Bit Philosophy


Steve Jobs: Secrets of Life


Invictus


Rocky Balboa (2006) - inspirational speech


James Rizzi


Rare Filmation Clip


Julie Speed and Shawn Colvin


Satchel - Suffering


Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins


Jeff Buckley feat. Elizabeth Fraser - All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun


Duncan Sheik - Wishful Thinking (Album Version)


Kenny Loggins - Vox Humana