Eduardo Briceño: How to get better at the things you care about | TED

Working hard but not improving? You're not alone. Eduardo Briceño reveals a simple way to think about getting better at the things you do, whether that's work, parenting or creative hobbies. And he shares some useful techniques so you can keep learning and always feel like you're moving forward.

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[jubsology]

One of the most underrated ted talks.
My takeaways:

1. Build skills in learning zone
2. divide skills into components
3. Spend more time in learning zone
4. Deliberate practice
5. Practice and analyze the parts of a skill
6. Allow mistakes to understand your growth

[KnowArt]

I like how it's all information we know, but still it needs to be said before you realize it. Thank you.

[aayasjoshi]

So many of the TED talks I watch are less informative and more motivational. This however, is an exception. This is one of the best Ted Talks I've watch, and is utterly brilliant. This man deserves more credit 👏 👏 👏

[oots]

This has got to be one of the best Ted Talks I've ever heard.

[papulrocks]

I actually learnt this valuable lesson from Online Gaming. Playing a lot and working hard you'll eventually plateau. To keep on improving and staying ahead of the curve, one needs to oscillate back & forth between both these zones he talked about. Loved the talk.

[tramintaiwan]

This is exactly what i need right now after a depression of failing a lots. Thank TED.

[HassanAlbalawi]

I like how he simplifies the need for development in practice instead of theorizing it!

[MrAbIRaZ]

I almost overlooked the video thinking it's another motivational video filled with cliches and banality, but boy was I wrong.

[rickcurtis]

The reality is that our jobs are based on performance and delivering. You have performance reviews each year, but not learning reviews. While corporate america talks about supporting learning, there is a disproportionate emphasis on producing. In order to grow and learn, you need to carve the time out to do that and the best opportunity you will have to do that is outside of work. That cuts into family time or needs to be done late at night when the kids are in bed. By that time, you are exhausted. The challenge is carving out the time to dedicate to learning.

[paulet]

My son teaches the growth mindset to 2nd graders. They love it!

[hannaxoxo]

i'm trying to get better at studying.

[DajanaDarling]

For the first half of the video the things he said reminded me a lot about what we talked about in university.
I'm studying to become a teacher and we also talked about the concept of having learning intervals and performing intervals. However, in order for this to work in a school environment, it is really important to explain this concept well to the students and to make sure everybody know in what interval they are in at the moment. It is expected that students will be less afraid to get a bad mark for asking "stupid questions" and subsequently to learn better. I really like that idea and want to try it out when I'm a teacher as well.

However, I thought, it was a really interesting idea to use this concept in everyday life as well.
For example, now that I'm still a student, I could make a study plan, stick to it and afterwards determine not only if it worked or not, but also what would have made it easier to actually stick to it.
The same goes for hobbies, I guess. Not every piece of art has to be so great that I would actually give it to someone as a gift. It's also worth trying new techniques out just for the fun of it.

Thanks for the inspiration!
Best regards from Berlin, Germany :)

[spanishinquisition]

i dont even live anymore i just survive

[BlueEchoe]

WONDERFUL TALK! I've noticed lately that seeking new things has in turn made me more active and stronger in my workflow. Buying a calendar and charting out an entire month is helping too since I'm usually a good worker, but I sometimes lose direction (like not jumping into the "Learning Pool").

Happy to hear that what I'm doing is supporting my professional growth. Thank you, Mr. Eduardo Briceño!

[StephanieNicoleTX]

This is exactly what I needed. I always hear people talking about how to get unstuck or to improve and I get a lot of the habit building speeches but this really dives deep into something that you would think is basic knowledge and commonly overlooked. Thank you TED, I really appreciate this video.

[sillyskeleton]

So true what he said about school. I had many teachers over the years that would make you feel bad for getting an answer wrong, or struggling to keep up with the lessons being taught. It's only just occurred to me how messed up that was, shaming someone (kids, no less) for making mistakes in a place of learning.

[zcvhzd]

I liked what he said about typing. It makes sense that for 'everyday' things we should try to improve them beyond our general use.

[pranavaggarwal]

That simple divide of 2 zones is quite Insighful. Great Video!

[christopheroladayo]

His example of typing was really excellent, in the 8th grade I took an active effort in learning to type faster and ended up going from typing 15 words a minute to 60 in about a year. However since then my speed dropped and remained constant despite the fact that I type a lot since I haven't actively concentrated on maintaining speed or improving

[Shawnmyrelle]

It's a good thing I seen this right after work. I have a three day weekend (memorial day)=THREE days of learning. This video was very motivating.