Sterling Terrell

recovering economist

Aluminum Foil Balls

Aluminum Foil Balls

Ok, this video on Japanese aluminum foil balls is fantastic.

The idea is simple: Hammer and polish an entire sheet of a aluminum foil into a solid and shiny aluminum ball.

This entire thing would never occur to most people because most people simply give up too soon.

I like it because it is seemingly like so many other things in life.

With a bit of grit, you might be surprised what you can accomplish.

I want to teach my children the ability to focus like this.

For becoming great at anything is mostly about repetition.

Willing To Practice

Willing To Practice

What are you willing to practice at?

Because if it is true that to practice is to excel, then maybe what you should be doing with your life is as simple as answering this one little question.

See, I think the secret sauce to success is found somewhere during a decade of hard work.

Practice and time brings mastery. And mastery begets success.

At least that’s what I keep telling myself bleeding out my fingers on this blog. Every. Single. Day.

Because everything is practice, if you want to know the truth.

Enthusiasm is more important to mastery than innate ability, it turns out, because the single most important element in developing an expertise is your willingness to practice. Therefore, career experts argue, you’re better off pursuing a profession that comes easily and that you love, because that’s where you’ll be more eager to practice and thereby earn a competitive advantage.

-Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

Sterling Terrell