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A degree of autonomy during the early years is also important… Kids whose parents let them make their own choices about what they like are more likely to develop interests later identified as a passion.
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Rush a beginner and you’ll bludgeon their budding interest. It’s very, very hard to get that back once you do.
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…the grittier an individual is, the fewer career changes they’re likely to make.
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To be interesting is, literally, to be different.
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So, interest – the desire to learn new things, to explore the world, to seek novelty, to be on the lookout for change and variety – it’s a basic drive. – Paul Silvia
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Remember that interests must be triggered again and again and again. Find ways to make that happen. And have patience. The development of interests takes time.
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…experts practice differently. Unlike most of us, experts are logging thousands upon thousands of hours of… deliberate practice.
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Rather than focus on what they already do well, experts strive to improve specific weaknesses.
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…experts are more interested in what they did wrong – so they can fix it, rather than what they did right.
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…experts do it… Until they have finally mastered what they set out to do. Until what was a struggle before is now fluent and flawless.
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