Raising A Talented Kid 4

Raising A Talented Kid, Part 4: When They Say “I Quit”

“I don’t wanna do this anymore.” “What do you mean?  After I spent 500 bucks on a guitar and all that money on lessons?” “It’s just not fun anymore.” “Well, you can forget about college then.” There may come a time when your talented little tyke might want to throw in the towel.  They may …

Raising A Talented Kid, Part 3: The Best Shot At Success

Congratulations, by some weird alignment you’ve got yourself a talented kid.  Now what do you do with them?  They’re getting lessons and they’re practicing.  Things are moving along swimmingly.  But you’re probably saying to yourself, “I’m no musician…I’m no athlete…I don’t have any expertise in this….Hey, this is why I’m shelling out the bucks for …

10,000 hour rule

That Whole “10,000 Hours of Practice” Rule Might All Be Bull Sugar

Anders Ericsson, a Swedish psychologist, first proposed that in order to become a master of something you have to put in 10,000 hours of focused practice.  This theory was later popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Outliers.  The idea is that anyone can achieve greatness if they just put in some solid time to perfect …