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10K - A different kind of race
Dec. 9th, 2009 01:47 pmThe drama at work never went nuclear. Apparently my strategy of sticking to the facts and not responding to the obnoxious behaviour has prevailed. Yay.
In far (far!) more interesting thoughtful percolations, I'm enjoying a book that is sparking personal introspection, analysis and planning.
I am reading Outliers The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. My director gave it to me because of the chapter that digs into Korea’s airlines troubles (lots of crashing) and how they turned it around and are an industry leader. That really was a great chapter, but now I’m reading the whole book which is full of interesting information.
To summarize:
1. In systems where there is early age-based deadlines (age cut-offs), your success is tied into your birthdate.
2. In general, there are no real “naturals” in life. The people who are at the top of music, sports, science, etc, have innate ability, but they also put in 10,000 hours of work before they are that good.
( the 10K Race )
In far (far!) more interesting thoughtful percolations, I'm enjoying a book that is sparking personal introspection, analysis and planning.
I am reading Outliers The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. My director gave it to me because of the chapter that digs into Korea’s airlines troubles (lots of crashing) and how they turned it around and are an industry leader. That really was a great chapter, but now I’m reading the whole book which is full of interesting information.
To summarize:
1. In systems where there is early age-based deadlines (age cut-offs), your success is tied into your birthdate.
2. In general, there are no real “naturals” in life. The people who are at the top of music, sports, science, etc, have innate ability, but they also put in 10,000 hours of work before they are that good.
( the 10K Race )
