It is malcolm gladwells hugely popular book, outliers, that is largely responsible for introducing the 10,000hour rule to a mass audience its the name of one of the chapters. In fact, its basic idea the nowubiquitous 10,000 hours of practice mantra is much more wittily and fully explained in malcolm gladwell s outliers. Post mortem on the dan plan hot topics, thrash talk. Bounce touches upon many myths that souround talent and the notion of natural born talent. New book suggests hogans secret, how it can help you. The bounce back book by bestselling author karen salmansohn.
Bounce by matthew syed international tabletennis champion turned times columnist and feature writer is a wellresearched and instructive book that explores the theme of achieving exceptional performance, particularly but not exclusively in the realm of sport. Bounce is a book specifically written for and about you. The notion that practice matters more than innate talent in sport, in music, in business, in anything owes a lot to the work of the psychologist, anders ericsson, who is credited as the. That was just one example, but i seem to recall him saying upwards of hours were dedicated to putting before he even began to analyze his golf swing. Feng estimated about 8,000 saw her make that lucky shot. Try our cosmic open bounce with awesome music and outofthis world lighting. The estimate goes back at least to geoff colvins talent is overrated which gladwell references. Photographer dan mclaughlin tried to develop the skills to become a pga tour golfer with 10,000 hours of deliberate practice, despite having little experience with thesport. Check out this index for easy access to all of our coverage of golf news, instruction, equipment and courses. At that stage, the plan was to hit 10,000 hours of practice in 2016, by which time he hoped to be a pro golfer. In my reading, bounce effectively demystifies talent by getting the ego out of the way, emphasizing practice, leveraging intrinsic motivation and processfocus rather than outcomefocus.
Although 10 years may seem a long time, but that is why the first step is so important. And matthew syeds more recent bounce has more examples including his own experience in ping pong. We rent clean, top notch, affordable inflatable bounce houses in the st. Spending this kind of time on your passion will not feel like work nor will it feel like 10 years. I cant speak for anyone else and i strongly recommend you to read the book in order to grasp the concepts written here. Title the 10,000 hours rule and why young athletes need to know about it. The average guy who spent 6,003 hours trying to be a. This means his plan for spending his 10,000 hours was misdirected from the outset, with him spending too much time on on one half of the game. Malcolm gladwell s outliers, the book that popularized the idea that mastery in a given field takes at least 10,000 hours of practice, had just come out, as had geoff colvin s talent is overrated.
The 10,000hour rule about being an expert is wrong. The 10,000 hour rule and what it means for language. A family owned and operated bounce house rental company. Purposeful practice i have kept referring to syeds.
I have explained this before in an article, but i thought it would also help to show you in an infographic. By playing and practicing often, hanging around the clubhouse, talking to other golfers and watching golf on tv, youll pick up the lingo licketysplit. With the book, author matthew syed challenges the idea that sports stars are born with it and provides evidence that they all achieved there success through hard work and dedication. The 10,000 hour rule is more about developing difficult and specific skills. Played with a plus3 handicap golfer who is going to portugal later this month to go to the european tour qschool. Through 10,000 hours of deliberate practice, dan, who currently has minimal golf experience, plans on becoming a professional golfer. A summary of the book bounce the myth of talent and the power of practice by matthew syed summary by kim hartman this is a summary of what i think is the most important and insightful parts of the book. Indeed, the phrase 10,000 hours is now so ubiquitous it has become a cliche, although people often forget that it refers not just to practice but to structured practice. For some people it could be 3,000 hours, and some people could put 25,000 hours and not see any real gains. While not a book written specifically for or about golf, i found the information and evidence in this book invaluable as a coach. Bounce failure, resiliency, and confidence to achieve. How an lpga player emerged from chinas antigolf tactics.
Some years back, i read the book outliers, the story of success by malcolm gladwell, in it he writes of his theory called the 10,000 hour rule. Gladwell was actually using the 10,000 hour rule to show how some people succeed in becoming extraordinary, what he calls an outlier. The best books to give as graduation gifts readers digest. The 10,000 rule does not mean that if you practice something for 10,000 hours you will be an expert, it is a guess as to what the average is. Dont just write a to do list, write a to be list, turn negativity into nuggetivity and feeling means your healing. Dan mclaughlin born june 27, 1979 is an american commercial photographer who quit his day job to become a professional golfer through 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. In fact, its basic idea the nowubiquitous 10,000 hours of practice mantra. Take a vacationand leave your emotional baggage at the airport. It certainly is a book that all golf coaches and aspiring golfers should read. It breaks it down and shows how talent is derivative of countless hours of practice. The rule of thumb is that it takes at least 10,000 hours of purposeful practice over a ten year period to get to the top, and syed demonstrates how child prodigies such as mozart or tiger woods had actually clocked up the 10,000 hours at a very young age. The atmosphere is also perfect for teens and tweens, who especially enjoy this afterdark spin on the bounceu experience. With great customer service, attention to detail and free delivery we will make your party one to remember. Various studies have now changed thinking that subject expertise, whether violinist or golfer, is due to hard work, not so called talent.
Matthew syed examined the 10,000hour rule in exhaustive detail in his book bounce, which was shortlisted for the william hill sports book of the year. The 10,000 hour long road to stellar performance begins with 1 flowcaliber practice moment at a time. Until 1998, when seri pak became the first south korean golfer to win the u. For those of you who havent read it, i recommend bounce the myth of talent and the power of practice by expert table tennis player matthew syed. Before long, youll be slinging golf slang like an old pro. Bounce posted on august 8, 20 by lee brooks 12 comments the talent theory of expertise is not merely flawed in theory.
Hopefully it stimulates some debate and internal reflection amongst. Bastable caught up with mclaughlin to find the golfer recovering from back injuries with rest, as well as working hard to improve his financial situation. This book shows you how to build a business that can bounce through these cycles for longterm success. If your golf time is limited, however, youll find the golf terms glossary a terrific resource for boning up. In fact, with only 10,000 hours of purposeful practice you, me, or anyone can become an expertmaster in whichever field they choose.
In the book i did not get the idea that the author is saying 10,000 hours, deep practice and myelin accumulation automatically creates world class talent. Malcolm gladwell 2008 stated in his book outliers that 10,000 hours are needed to become a specialist at anything. We now know that a combination of circumstances explains peak performance. The tournament was held during golden week, a national weeklong holiday, and more than 10,000 fans attended. It is defined as bounce helps ensure solid contact between the club face and the ball by preventing the front bottom edge of the club head from digging into the ground. Whether its chess, archery, figure skating, or capoeira. Its hard to finish bounce and not feel like there is a lot more you could do. They include natural talent, yes, and luck to some extent i. At bounce books we offer an authentic storytelling service, making printed corporate celebration books including coffee table books and milestone books.
It adds an extra thrill to our inflatable rides and games, and kids love the glowinthedark accessories. Which, effectively states that people that succeed at something at a very high level invariably require about 10,000 hours of doing that thing consistently to get there and if you are anything like most. If possible, go to a spot with lots of sun, thereby getting extra perks of light and exercise. Bounce tlf research uk based customer experience consultancy. However, bounce makes up for it in terms of applicability. How accurate is malcolm gladwells argument that it takes. The 10,000hour rule was invented by malcolm gladwell who stated that, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic. Fast forward to november, 2015, and mclaughlin finds himself stuck on pause. The myth of talent and the power of practice ebook. I was hugely impressed with the 10,000 hour theory of purposeful practice and how its been put to the test.
As its oneword title suggests, bounce sits within the genre of personal business thinking books that. After reading this book you realise that that anyone is capable of achieving just about anything and that those geniuses we have all been so in awe of are just humans who have put in a whole load of hard damned work. Summary of bounce the science of success by matthew syed. Using this method, he created a plan known as the dan plan. The 10,000hour rule for sporting success is largely a. The bounce back book draws from the latest happiness research, resiliency psychology and even greek philosophy, to create 75 potentially lifechanging tips on how to bounce back, each on a spread thats as punchy in look as it is powerful in message. Author antony young date 261011 audience coaches, junior athletes, parents, teachers, sports development officials background this document is based upon the authors personal opinion and is not a scientific study. The basic theme of the book is that you need 10,000 hrs of practice to excel in any sport and then you need 10,000 hrs of delibrate practice, which is basically aiming to achieve in each hr of practice, the things you think are beyond your range. This idea that you can just create superstars by starting them early is a dangerous fantasy. While the outliers excels in its writing and infotainment value, bounce seems more instructive.
Bounce book summary if we believe that attaining excellence hinges on talent, we are likely to give up if we show insufficient early promise. When we witness extraordinary feats of memory or of sporting or artistic prowess we are witnessing the end product of a process measured in years. Syed insists it more than just hours the practice itself needs to be purposeful with high standards and quality feedback. Books such as outliers by malcolm gladwell and bounce by matthew syed have reinforced this idea by propagating the 10,000 hour rule for success something gladwell describes as the magic. In all an absolutely fascinating book that i simple couldnt put down.
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