Analysis Of Chapter Seven Of Grit By Angela Duckworth

No matter what field of study someone pursues, be it music, art, athletics, or academia, practice is one of the most important parts of improving at a skill. However, practice can be time-consuming, frustrating and expensive. In Chapter Seven of Grit, by Angela Duckworth, Duckworth introduces the idea of deliberate practice, during which a student focuses on one skill or issue and practice this particular area until it is resolved. Duckworth also argues habitual deliberate practice is the best way to utilize deliberate practice instead of using it once in awhile to solve difficult roadblocks (Duckworth 121). Duckworth is correct, and deliberate practice must become habitual to maximize its potential for growth.
First, habits ensure consistency of performance. Duckworth explains that the purpose of practicing is to work “until conscious incompetence becomes unconscious competence” (Duckworth 123). Therefore, achieving this level of skill requires consistency of skills so that performance becomes natural and unconscious, and habits are the best way to maximize that consistency. When habits are formed, “you can perform complex behaviors without being mentally aware of it at all” (Duhigg). This means that …show more content…
Maximizing the potential of any individual can only come with practice, but it is evident that by making deliberate practice a habit, it’s benefits to performance are maximized. First, habitual practice ensures consistency of performance. Second, habitual practice maintains conditioning. Third, deliberate practice requires constant feedback.The ramifications of failing to practice habitually can actually waste time, despite the stresses that comes with practice. By making deliberate practice a ritual, its ability to accelerate growth is only augmented positively, and its potential to bring out the best becomes