Name: 【TEDx】When performing gets in the way of improving | Eduardo Briceño | TEDxManhattanBeach
Uploaded: 2017-02-06T01:44:50.000Z
Duration: 11 min 29 s
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Most of us go through life trying to do our best at whatever we do,

But some time ago, I came to a realization

that I wasn't getting much better at the things I cared most about,

whether it was being a husband or a friend

and I wasn't improving much at those things

I've since realized from conversations I've had and from research

So I'd like to share with you some insights into why that is

What I've learned is that the most effective people

They go through life deliberately alternating between two zones:

the learning zone and the performance zone.

The learning zone is when our goal is to improve.

Then we do activities designed for improvement,

concentrating on what we haven't mastered yet,

which means we have to expect to make mistakes,

That is very different from what we do when we're in our performance zone,

which is when our goal is to do something as best as we can, to execute.

Then we concentrate on what we have already mastered

Both of these zones should be part of our lives,

but being clear about when we want to be in each of them,

helps us better perform and better improve.

The performance zone maximizes our immediate performance,

while the learning zone maximizes our growth

is that we tend to spend almost all of our time in the performance zone.

and ironically, over the long term, also our performance.

So what does the learning zone look like?

and the greatest orator and lawyer in ancient Greece.

To become great, he didn't spend all his time

But instead, he did activities designed for improvement.

He studied law and philosophy with guidance from mentors,

but he also realized that being a lawyer involved persuading other people,

To get rid of an odd habit he had of involuntarily lifting his shoulder,

he practiced his speeches in front of a mirror,

and he suspended a sword from the ceiling

he went through his speeches with stones in his mouth.

where he could practice without interruptions

And since courts at the time were very noisy,

projecting his voice above the roar of the waves.

were very different from his activities in court,

he did what Dr. Anders Ericsson calls deliberate practice.

This involves breaking down abilities into component skills,

being clear about what subskill we're working to improve,

giving full concentration to a high level of challenge

using frequent feedback with repetition and adjustments,

and ideally engaging the guidance of a skilled coach,

because activities designed for improvement

and great teachers and coaches know what those activities are

It is this type of practice in the learning zone

For example, research shows that after the first couple of years

This has been shown to be true in teaching, general medicine,

and it happens because once we think we have become good enough,

then we stop spending time in the learning zone.

We focus all our time on just doing our job,

which turns out not to be a great way to improve.

But the people who continue to spend time in the learning zone

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【TEDx】When performing gets in the way of improving | Eduardo Briceño | TEDxManhattanBeach

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