The word 'Practise' with a 's' instead
of a 'c' is the British way of spelling it and means the same thing.
When I looked for my blog name with variations on 'deliberate
practise' they were all taken!! After trying other phrases and
nothing fit the topic I wanted to write on, I looked in the
dictionary and found that the word could be spelt with a 's'. I
immediately checked if it was available and it was! Hence I will be
using the British spelling in my blogs.
The first time I came across this
phrase 'deliberate practise' it was a light bulb moment. I had
finally found the attitude I must take towards my writing passion. So
far my writing activity has been in spurts and has lacked focus and
consistency. I had been searching for a method which would help me
hone my skills and let me know how much effort is required. I even
made S.M.A.R.T. Goals to give me a direction to aim for in my journey
to become a professional writer.
'Perfect' practise makes Perfect
Tim Boyd, the National President of the
Theosophical Society in America said that he had realized that
'practise does not make Perfect' but 'Perfect practise makes
Perfect'. He shared this insight when he was talking about spiritual
practise. It can be applied to any field in which we want to succeed.
The phrase 'deliberate practise' means
constantly engaging in activity that stretches your current
capability beyond your comfort zone but not so far that you regress.
The research of academics such as K. Anders Ericsson and Benjamin
Bloom found that to be truly world-class, you need to systematically
engage in 'deliberate practise'. It was found that as a general rule,
world-class performers in all fields tend to have committed at least
10,000 hours to this kind of practise.
I have started documenting my 10,000
hours and am writing everyday from yesterday. I will also be focusing my work on adding relevant articles on Hubpages.
