Eduardo Briceño: How to get better at the things you care about
أدواردو بريسينو: كيف تصبح أفضل في الأمور التي تهتم بها؟
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بافضل ما لديهم،
to do our best at whatever we do,
at the things I cared most about,
much at those things
I've had and from research
some insights into why that is
is that the most effective people
أوقاتهم بشكل هادف بين أمرين:
alternating between two zones:
and the performance zone.
is when our goal is to improve.
designed for improvement,
تعيننا على التقدم،
we haven't mastered yet,
to make mistakes,
when we're in our performance zone,
بأفضل ما لدينا من امكانيات.
as best as we can, to execute.
on what we have already mastered
should be part of our lives,
when we want to be in each of them,
and better improve.
our immediate performance,
maximizes our growth
all of our time in the performance zone.
also our performance.
and lawyer in ancient Greece.
he didn't spend all his time
تدريبات تسهم بتطوره.
designed for improvement.
with guidance from mentors,
فالأمر يتطلب إقناع الناس،
involved persuading other people,
هي رفع كتفه لا ارادياً،
of involuntarily lifting his shoulder,
in front of a mirror,
with stones in his mouth.
without interruptions
كانت تعج بالفوضى,
were very noisy,
above the roar of the waves.
from his activities in court,
تدريبا ًهادفاً.
calls deliberate practice.
abilities into component skills,
we're working to improve,
to a high level of challenge
with repetition and adjustments,
of a skilled coach,
designed for improvement
know what those activities are
ماهية هذه التمارين
in the learning zone
that after the first couple of years
in teaching, general medicine,
أصبحنا جيدون بما فيه الكفاية
we have become good enough,
in the learning zone.
on just doing our job,
a great way to improve.
to spend time in the learning zone
يقوم أفضل مندوبو المبيعات
the goal of improvement.
solicit feedback and reflect.
not playing games of chess,
grand masters made and analyzing them.
many, many, many hours
on typing 10 to 20 percent faster
what mistakes we're making
in the performance zone?
ليست ذات قيمة.
that the performance zone has no value.
I didn't tell the surgeon,
and focus on what you don't know."
who I felt would do a good job,
as best as we can.
to identify what to focus on next
and the performance zone,
هادف في منطقة التعلم
in the learning zone,
in the performance zone.
she's in her performance zone,
gets back to the hotel room,
into her learning zone.
of the show that just ended.
for improvement,
and her camera staff.
التصوير على حد سواء.
لكيفية تعديل الاداء
with what to adjust,
before the next performance.
ومتى يجب علينا الأداء.
and when we seek to perform,
to spend time doing both,
in the learning zone,
more time in the learning zone?
to improve at that particular skill.
about how to improve,
عزف الغيتار حين كنت مراهقا،
the guitar as a teenager,
in a low-stakes situation,
must not be catastrophic,
بدون وجود شبكة في اسفل،
new tricks without a net underneath,
بتجربة حركة للمرة الاولى
to first try a new move
in the performance zone
often are, unnecessarily, high stakes.
عالية المخاطرة بدون سبب وجيه.
to be all about learning,
أن تكون للتعلم فحسب،
about standardized tests.
الأساسية حتى مرحلة الكلية
schools through colleges
others will think less of them.
سيقلل الآخرون من شأنهم.
necessary for learning.
that mistakes are undesirable
على سماع الاجابة الصحيحة فقط
are eager to hear just correct answers
من الترحيب بها واختبارها
rather than welcome and examine them
more exploratory thinking
عليها رقم أو حرف
has a number or a letter on it,
والتعديل والمراجعة،
mistakes, feedback and revision,
that school is a performance zone.
غالبا ما أرى ثقافة الأداء بدون خطأ
I often see flawless execution cultures
على العمل العظيم.
to encourage great work.
للبقاء ضمن حدود معرفتهم
to stay within what they know
لأجل الابداع والتطور،
to innovate and improve,
في كل من المنطقتين.
to execute and minimize mistakes?
الى المعنى الحقيقي للنجاح،
about what success is,
تحت ظروف عالية المخاطرة
in a chronic high-stakes setting
بهذه المحادثات بعد؟
start those conversations yet?
القيام بها كأفراد.
that we can still do as individuals.
in an otherwise high-stakes sea.
المخاطر في بحر من المخاطر المرتفعة.
تترتب عليها عواقب قليلة.
have little consequence.
a mentor or a trusted colleague
or have vulnerable conversations
بمحادثات تظهر ضعفنا
meetings as projects progress.
اثناء العمل على مشروع.
أو للقراءة أو لدورات عن طريق الانترنت.
or watch videos or take online courses.
and perform as we're expected,
we could do better next time,
الأفضل في المرة القادمة،
ومحاولة تقليدهم.
and adjustment is a learning zone.
هي منطقة التعلم.
by sharing what we want to get better at,
عن طريق مشاركة ما نرغب بتطويره،
about what we don't know,
and by sharing our mistakes
قاموا بذلك ايضا.
can feel safe to do the same.
modeling ongoing learning.
طرق للتعلم المستمر.
our lives doing, doing, doing,
العمل، العمل ،العمل
ومتى علينا أن ننفذ،
and when we seek to perform,
can become more consequential,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Eduardo Briceño - Learning expertEduardo Briceño is a learner, leader, speaker and writer devoted to enabling a more learning-oriented world.
Why you should listen
Eduardo Briceño leads Mindset Works, the leading provider of growth mindset training services and programs for schools and businesses. It helps organizations cultivate learning-oriented cultures and systems. He started it in 2007 with the foremost growth mindset researcher, Carol Dweck Ph.D., and education expert Lisa Blackwell Ph.D. Prior to his current role, he was a Principal at the Sprout Group, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley.
Briceño regularly speaks at national and international conferences and in-house trainings for educators, professionals, and leaders. His TEDx talk, "The power of belief," is widely used to introduce teachers, students and professionals to the growth mindset, and his TED Talk, "How to get better at the things you care about," differentiates performance vs. improvement behaviors. He has been quoted and featured in prominent media, such as Education Week, NPR, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, KQED MindShift, Entrepreneur and Inc.
Briceño grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, before moving to the US when he was in high school. He now lives with his wife in San Jose, California. He holds Bachelor's degrees in economics and engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as an MBA and an MA in Education from Stanford University. Most important, he continues to enjoy lifelong learning every day.
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