We interrupt this silence with an actual report - although we shall probably go silent again.

From MicroPersuasion:

Deliberate practice - at least as a concept - is relatively new to me. However, little did I know it's something I have been at for years. Perhaps the same is true for you. Regardless of your passion, it's something that - when applied - is surefire road to success.

The basic idea isn't rocket science. Basically, anyone with just even a little bit of natural talent in a given domain can master it in about 10 years by methodically practicing the essence of their craft two hours daily (including weekends) and measuring their progress from one day to the next.

The concept was developed by Dr. K. Anders Ericsson at Florida State University. It's becoming popular in sports and business. It's a big reason why Tiger Woods, Alex Rodriguez and Warren Buffet continually get better. They practice on building their strengths every day in a meticulous way. (The links on their names cite relevant stories. The best piece I have read on the subject is this one from Fortune.)

This is still very much, my guiding principle.  Of course, I'm not an "expert" per se, in anything.  The integral concept here, is to apply one's effort, focus, and perception, on a daily basis, to different areas of one's life - from spirit, to community, to health, to love, to yes, one's chosen vocation of expertise. 

I've been silent now, as really, as I envision the next steps of Integral Practice to be the following:

Report on one's chosen practices, in various areas of life.  Making sure to be "doing the work", of course.

Create a group, who joins in, at least one of the practices, and also create a transparent mode of reporting results, in the chosen practice - be it weighlifting, diet, meditation, or a breakthrough weekend.

Since I can be somewhat lazy, there is a gap between the vision, and the execution, no matter how motivating the speaker, or how smart the "personal growth for smart people" articles are, from various...erm...smart people!

Given this, the daily blogging on what's happening in the world, simply holds very little interest for me, unless it's focused around corroborated results and reporting, based on good feedback and evaluation principles. 

I'm still working on that problem.  It's taking up a lot of my spare time, contemplating and working on this challenge.  A community driven site centered around "deliberate practice reporting" - thus separating the wheat from the chaff in change techniques.

This now ends this service announcement.  This blog will now return to it's regularly scheduled silence, until further interruptions are warranted.