I just finished listening to a fascinating interview with Matthew Syed, author of the book Bounce. The book explores the idea that practice is far more important than talent at achieving in the upper
Many of the participants in our weekly NCCC Sprint and Sprint Ladder competitions say that their competitive skills in other contests have improved measurably because of the weekly half-hour session
While not posed as a solicitation for comment, I will note this at the risk of waxing philosophical: In my mind, contesters are made, but are made based on what they are born with: one's DNA, if you
Like so many things... Most contesters are born that way. To become good or great contesters, they have to refine & hone & practice what skills they were born with. So the answer to the question "Are
Yes, the are born...and Yes, they are made. I view contesters as an athlete. Athletes have natural abilities...some better than others from A to Z or from 0 to 10. In a sense, we are all athletes. We
Hi Guys, I agree that "...practice makes perfect", but in radio contesting one has to combine a large number of hardware / software / skills / talents / physical attributes / mental attitude / etc. t
I agree Both. Born and made, You need to have a competitive gene in you to put yourself through this tourture because it's fun. Just like a marathoner. It hurts so why do we do i? because it's fun. w
There are other factors involved besides genetics and practice. Don't forget the monetary factor. Becoming a top level contester costs $$$. Lots of dollars. Having an Icom 7800 with a 6 element triba
I started to learn to play the guitar a little over a year ago. I have a lot of friends who are guitarists. They all pretty much said the same thing. It just involved practice and sticking with it. W
OK, so someone has to state the obvious... Baby we were born to run... Jack Brindle, W6FB _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://list
Our life is short. Very short. We dont have second chance, So we have to decide for our selves. What please us. What make us happy. What make us feel better. What make us feel alive. Contests give us
In a book titled "the Outliers" the author states rather convincingly that practice hones ability. One example was that Bill Gates spent hours and hours with a time-share computer which his (rather w
i had to take my guitar picks off to write this - there are two numbers, 10,000 hours (8 hours a day 5 days a week for 10 years) and 3000, the number of times the musician you saw on stage last night
Mike: Thanks for your thoughtful, and thought provoking response. I didn't make up the number 10,000. The author of the book (Malcolm Gladwell) said it in "The Outliers." I read parts of the book, an
I vividly remember 3 contesting "made" events: 1. 1991 CW DSP robot making 200+ QSO in ARRL DX having problems with polar flutter at 20 m opening. I was "better" knowing active callsigns. It can be i
Wait a minute. 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for 10 years is more like 20,000 hours... 73 - John, W4AU _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com
not completely checking facts is a good way of starting urban myths. you bettcha eddie, 5x8x52 is about 1000!! sorry but thanks mike w7dra On Wed, 12 May 2010 08:44:49 -0400 John Unger <w4au@verizon.
5x8x52 is a standard work 'year' at 2080 hours. W1MD --Original Message-- From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of mike l dol dormann Sent: Wedn