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Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.

Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.

Malcolm Gladwell
Inspirational, Motivational, Morning
Malcolm Gladwell (2008). “Outliers: The Story of Success”, p.31, Hachette UK

The particular skill that allows you to talk your way out of a murder rap, or convince your professor to move you from the morning to the afternoon section, is what the psychologist Robert Sternberg calls "practical intelligence." To Sternberg, practical intelligence includes things like "knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for for maximum effect.

Malcolm Gladwell
Morning, Rap, Moving

I don't go to an office, so I write at home. I like to write in the morning, if possible; that's when my mind is freshest. I might write for a couple of hours, and then I head out to have lunch and read the paper. Then I write for a little bit longer if I can, then probably go to the library or make some phone calls. Every day is a little bit different. I'm not highly routinized, so I spend a lot of time wandering around New York City with my laptop in my bag, wondering where I'm going to end up next. It's a fairly idyllic life for someone who likes writing.

Malcolm Gladwell
Morning, New York, Couple
Goodreads Interview, www.goodreads.com. December 2008.

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