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The “10k Hour” Lie

by Nick Velasquez
Reading Time: 3 minutes

The “10k hour rule” is a learning misconception popularized and echoed by some authors in recent years. This is what the research truly found on learning and mastering skills.

The idea behind the 10k hour “rule” is that it takes 10.000 hours of practice to reach mastery in any field. This is a misrepresentation -turned into a marketable soundbite- of a serious and thorough research led by an authority on deliberate practice and expert performance, K. Anders Ericsson.

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Mastering Habits: The Principles and Strategies for Lasting Change

by Nick Velasquez
Reading Time: 7 minutes
Most of our behaviour is directed by habits. They can be created outside our awareness and once they are lodged in our brain they influence our decisions and our actions, often without realization. This is the benefit and the danger of habits. If you build the right ones they will improve your life behind the scenes, but if you build the wrong ones they can destroy it. Here, we’ll look at some tools to take control of the process so we can create and maintain good habits.

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Road to Greatness: Talent Not Required

by Nick Velasquez
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Talent is a mask we put on perseverance and dedication because we don’t want to see that greatness is within our reach -if we are willing to work for it.

We want to believe that top athletes and performers got to their level of mastery mostly because of “natural abilities”, and that we could do the same if we only had those traits.

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How to Read More and Remember What You Read

by Nick Velasquez
Reading Time: 27 minutes

Books have made me everything I am. They have been my mentors in almost every area of my life. They have influenced and improved my mind, finances, health, social life, and everything I do. They correct me when I make mistakes, guide me through difficult paths, inspire me to dream, and then help me achieve those dreams.

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Willpower is Overrated

by Nick Velasquez
Reading Time: 6 minutes

The major challenge to learn a skill is getting yourself to practice. Most people rely on willpower and that’s why they fail. Here’s the right way to stick to a practice routine.

You’ve been there. You want to learn a skill but when is time to practice you don’t feel like it. It’s a strange thing because you know you want to learn and improve, but when you have to get out of bed early or leave the house to practice you look for any excuse not to.

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