Feeling the burn out this week, it’s been one of those days and weeks where it felt like everything just added up. I lost it a bit on Thursday, and wouldn’t you know it, I didn’t journal on Thursday either. It’s fairly crazy to see how much of an impact a simple session of journaling can have on my mindfulness throughout the day. So, noted, I need to do that every day.
I really enjoyed last week writing about the concept of effort, so I decided to expand on that this week by writing about the concept of guided effort.
Many are familiar with the 10,000 hours theory popularized by Malcolm Gladwell. Malcolm Gladwell is one of my favorite authors, so obviously this theory is near and dear to my heart. However, in his book Range, David Epstein challenges this idea.
Effectively, Epstein was saying that if 10,000 hours of practice should only be the golden rule if individuals are partaking in static events. Where the “competition” per say is usually the same. Things like golf, or an instrument. But as soon as it becomes a “wicked” environment, 10,000 hours is less helpful. This is because you are playing or competing against someone else, and their actions directly affect yours.
So while effort surely is important, the kind of effort must depend on the activity.
Happy sunday.