Sometimes its so frustrating to be involved in a process that shows infinitesimally slow.. I am a part of one of such activities. and trust me whatever efforts you put in.. Its still slow.. Very very slow..
That brings me to one of my favorite books , the Outliers.. There is a chapter in that book that talks about 10,000 hours to mastery.. supposedly if you practice something for 10,000 hours you will be effortless at it..
A few years ago , my kathak guru had said that to me once, you need to practice to such an extent that it becomes effortless. I have never forgotten that. Anytime I am at a concert or watching some form of art , I am reminded of her. Recently I was watching a YouTube video from one of the Pt Ravi Shankar's concert. A true maestro he was..I know it hurts , it hurts to play the sitar.. Its not easy to play.. It physically hurts to sit in a position , to maintain the pressure so hold it at an angle..Well this is too basic for the maestro. The point is being a part of infinitesimally slow process to achieving mastery in the same.. To the level that it seems effortless. Everyone feels they can do it too.
Like MS Dhoni's helicopter shot. He is so effortless that it seems easy.. But what about the years of practice that went into it.. That must have been a slow process too.
That brings me to one of my favorite books , the Outliers.. There is a chapter in that book that talks about 10,000 hours to mastery.. supposedly if you practice something for 10,000 hours you will be effortless at it..
A few years ago , my kathak guru had said that to me once, you need to practice to such an extent that it becomes effortless. I have never forgotten that. Anytime I am at a concert or watching some form of art , I am reminded of her. Recently I was watching a YouTube video from one of the Pt Ravi Shankar's concert. A true maestro he was..I know it hurts , it hurts to play the sitar.. Its not easy to play.. It physically hurts to sit in a position , to maintain the pressure so hold it at an angle..Well this is too basic for the maestro. The point is being a part of infinitesimally slow process to achieving mastery in the same.. To the level that it seems effortless. Everyone feels they can do it too.
Like MS Dhoni's helicopter shot. He is so effortless that it seems easy.. But what about the years of practice that went into it.. That must have been a slow process too.
