Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

The psychological literature on expertise and mastery is nothing to do with "igon value"[0] Gladwell. If any one person were to be associated with deliberate practice it should be K. Anders Ericsson[1].

Gladwell is an excellent storyteller; that is the extent of his talents.

And a goal as vague as "a successful startup" is extremely unlikely to get you anywhere. You need a great deal more specificity and short time periods so you can tell if you're going right or wrong.

[0]http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/books/review/Pinker-t.html...

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=1897

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Anders_Ericsson

http://www.psy.fsu.edu/faculty/ericsson.dp.html



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: