How to get good: Perfect practice when things are imperfect

by Paul How

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Pub Date May 27 2018 | Archive Date Sep 28 2018

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Description

Practice can bring you fulfillment beyond your chosen field. But have you ever gotten stuck while learning something, to the point that you no longer enjoy it?

In How to get good, author Paul How guides you on what to expect once you commit to learning, with all its ups and downs, so that you could optimize the experience.

The first section of the book examines the mindset necessary to acquire a skill, emphasizing processes rather than results. Next, How delves into techniques for better memorization of your subject matter.

The final section on ‘Action’ discusses how to best apply what you learn in order to lessen anxiety and maximize enjoyment.

Although coming from the perspective of a musician, How’s philosophy encompasses all education. Learning, he says, is not something you stop once you become an adult; rather, it is key to continuously finding meaning in life.

Practice can bring you fulfillment beyond your chosen field. But have you ever gotten stuck while learning something, to the point that you no longer enjoy it?

In How to get good, author Paul How...

Advance Praise

This book contains practical information on the way we learn a musical instrument. The writer breaks down the principles of learning the guitar and makes use of the working mechanisms of the mind in order to efficiently learn and enjoy a musical instrument. Based on his personal experience the writer goes on to assert that the suggested learning practices may be applied to a wide field of knowledge. An ambitious claim with minimal supportive documentation.
Certainly most of the expressed ideas and experiences are commonly shared and applied in our daily life. Nonetheless the book is an interesting read.

ByHaris

Great read. A focus on music, but good advice you can apply to getting better at anything that requires practice. My advice: if you're struggling or floundering, and looking for someone to put you on a direct path to where you want to be, this book belongs in your library.

ByGeoff