Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (2): Do it now
When asked at an event if he had more to add on the skill – taste gap: I don’t know… That was something that I… Read More »Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (2): Do it now
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Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (1)
Ira Glass seems to have coined (or popularised) the idea of the taste-skill gap. Here’s an extract from the original interview (video below) – the… Read More »Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (1)
The mother of skill
They say that repetition is the mother of skill, and I think they’re right. The first time, you might be lucky. You might muddle through… Read More »The mother of skill
Five in a row
You’ve started practising*, tried fifty, and hit some. Now keep going until you stick five in a row. Then ten. If you can do ten… Read More »Five in a row
Try 50
In the light of Jonny Giger, why not take that discouragingly difficult thing you’re trying to learn* and commit to attempting it fifty times in… Read More »Try 50
Not easy but possible: Jonny Giger, repetition and persistence
It’s time to revisit the mother of skill – this time in the world of skateboarding. Jonny Giger is – according to some – the… Read More »Not easy but possible: Jonny Giger, repetition and persistence
Build it up (buttercup)
Reality checks Last October I ran the Jakarta half-marathon and found it much harder than I expected. There were mitigating factors – it was hot… Read More »Build it up (buttercup)