Comments on: 4 Phases of Developing any Skill: Practice, Progress, Peaks and Plateaus

By: srinirao

srinirao — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:26:29 +0000

@Diggy: Thanks for stopping by. Those plateau phases are pretty frustrating. But, you have persist. Things are going great here on my side of the world.

By: Diggy

Diggy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:21:24 +0000

Hey Srini!
What you say is very true, and the hard part about making progress is not giving up or getting frustrated when we reach a plateau. Sometimes it takes weeks or months to get past the plateu and see significant progress again!

Hope things are going good on your side of the world
Diggy´s last blog ..The 4 Stages of Mastery

By: srinirao

srinirao — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:23:44 +0000

@Marc: It’s been interesting because on the one hand I feel like I’m doing some of of my best work in terms of writing, networking, etc, but on the other traffic has hit a plateau. But, it’s a period of refining and perfecting all the skills I”ve developed so that when the next big jump comes I’ll be ready for it. As far as the summary, I guess it just didn’t occur to me . I’ll try to remember incorporating it.

By: Marc | Black Belt Guide

Marc | Black Belt Guide — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:06:41 +0000

Tremendous post Srinivas. You and I are on the same posting wavelength (pun completely intended) literally and figuratively. I’ve trained in Martial Arts for a long time and what Oscar says above, and you reference from Tony Robbins are true. Don’t worry about the plateau, its expected. That’s where you DON’T want to stop doing what you doing as that creates the next peak.

PS – Like the bolding, what happened to the summary

By: srinirao

srinirao — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:43:25 +0000

@Moon: Thanks for stopping by. I just checked out your blog. Peak and plateaus are some of the most natural parts of progressing in any area of your life. It’s a matter of how you react to them that really makes a difference.

By: Moon Hussain

Moon Hussain — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:05:42 +0000

Srinirao,

The peaks and the plateus are something I think about daily. I love how you constructed this post.

By: srinirao

srinirao — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:21:52 +0000

@Manoj: That 10,000 hours rule really fascinated me from the moment I read it. I think it’s definitely worth exploring in more detail.

@Oscar: Oscar it’s funny you mention that. I remember Tony Robbins talking about how if people would perfect the fundamentals then they would actually get the black belt much faster.

By: Oscar - freestyle mind

Oscar - freestyle mind — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:53:56 +0000

I think practice and persistence are keys. To become a black belt in martial arts requires many years of serious practice and progress, but you’ll eventually get there if you persist. Great post!

By: Manoj

Manoj — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:35:46 +0000

Thanks a lot for this post. I am pretty inspired by the 10000 hours idea. I even made a tiny post making it clear about my life.