On occasion, my son (3.5 years old) will want me to read Tiger Woods, How I Play Golf. I n one of the chapters, Tiger says, "Practice makes permanent." In the book Talent is Overrated , Colvin brings up the concept of "deliberate practice." "...deliberate practice requires that one identify certain sharply defined elements of performance that need to be improved, and then work intently on them." For example, if you want to rock a case interview, you will practice many case interviews in an environment that reflects an actual case interview. I didn't do that and I've failed a case interview or two or three-- rather miserably. It's the opposite of Allen Iverson's philosophy about practice . In a previous post, I wrote about whether the shine of working at a big consulting firm can wear off. My opinion is that the shine may wear off, but the skills never go away. The big BUT is that your marketable skills can go into hiber...
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