Experience Is Not the Same as Competence

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The original post was written by Shane Parrish. You can read it on Farnam Street.

In the text below, you’ll learn what deliberate practice means and why it matters. The original text was written by Shane Parrish and is available on Farnam Street. Note: I took the liberty of adding a few notes throughout the text to put it in the context of Brazilian reality. Here is the text.

You have probably been doing the same job for quite some time. If you’re like most people, your performance has plateaued. Simply put, you’ve stopped getting better at what you do.

Small Books That Can Change the World

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

For a long time, I had been looking for a book with the following characteristics:

It discussed a universal topic.
The subject was important enough to have a positive impact on people’s lives.
It could be read by people of all ages, from 8 to 80 or older.

While searching, I began to wonder whether such a book really existed. Fortunately, the answer is yes. And there isn’t just one book. So far, there are two books that fit the profile:

Intelligence on Kind of Idea

Experience Is Not the Same as Competence

Small Books That Can Change the World