Monday, December 29, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Deliberate Practice
I'm currently reading Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
by Geoff Colvin.
Colvin busts the myth that being great at something is the result of talent, or I.Q.; rather anyone who spends thousands of hours deliberately practicing their craft can achieve excellence. I wish I had read this book when I was eight.
One disturbing conclusion of Colvin's research is that most people don't become excellent at their work despite thousands of hours of doing it, in fact, many people become worse. I don't want to be one of those people! It is my strong desire to become consistently better at my work. However; I also want to maintain a life-work balance. So I believe I must find ways to improve my craft efficiently without spending more than 40-60 hours a week on work and professional development.
I will return to this book in future posts. Until then, happy holidays!
by Geoff Colvin.Colvin busts the myth that being great at something is the result of talent, or I.Q.; rather anyone who spends thousands of hours deliberately practicing their craft can achieve excellence. I wish I had read this book when I was eight.
One disturbing conclusion of Colvin's research is that most people don't become excellent at their work despite thousands of hours of doing it, in fact, many people become worse. I don't want to be one of those people! It is my strong desire to become consistently better at my work. However; I also want to maintain a life-work balance. So I believe I must find ways to improve my craft efficiently without spending more than 40-60 hours a week on work and professional development.
I will return to this book in future posts. Until then, happy holidays!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Here we go again.
How Annoying.
I had originally started my fortevfx blog a few months ago, using a service through my web provider. I kept getting notices to upgrade my blog publisher, so I finally did, and then my blog disappeared. BAH! So I'm annoyed with that particular blog publisher and don't wish to use it again. Now I have to rebuild my blog, and I've decided to go with blogger. They're fairly robust and have lots of fun little tools like the blog reader. Argh.
Anyways.
Let me introduce myself again; I am a digital compositor. The point of this blog is a place for me to organize my thoughts and collect relevant material on the subject of digital compositing, vfx, film, television, animation, design, art, comics & cartooning, photography, applied arts, theory, etc.
I'm devoting 2009 to improving my craft and getting started on making a short film, which has always been my goal but has been pushed to side due to other obligations.
I'm really interested in meeting & working with other artists, so please say hi and post links to your blogs, websites, or anything of interest. Woo!
I had originally started my fortevfx blog a few months ago, using a service through my web provider. I kept getting notices to upgrade my blog publisher, so I finally did, and then my blog disappeared. BAH! So I'm annoyed with that particular blog publisher and don't wish to use it again. Now I have to rebuild my blog, and I've decided to go with blogger. They're fairly robust and have lots of fun little tools like the blog reader. Argh.
Anyways.
Let me introduce myself again; I am a digital compositor. The point of this blog is a place for me to organize my thoughts and collect relevant material on the subject of digital compositing, vfx, film, television, animation, design, art, comics & cartooning, photography, applied arts, theory, etc.
I'm devoting 2009 to improving my craft and getting started on making a short film, which has always been my goal but has been pushed to side due to other obligations.
I'm really interested in meeting & working with other artists, so please say hi and post links to your blogs, websites, or anything of interest. Woo!
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