Immersion
"Immersion" Merriam-Webster Definition: instruction based on extensive exposure to surroundings or conditions that are native or pertinent to the object of study. μ
Take a page from Lil Wayne's playbook. Say what you will about him as a person, but in terms of immersion I doubt there's anyone on the planet (other than maybe pre-scandal Tiger Woods) that's more intensely focused on his or her craft.
"Weezy" records music. All day. Everyday. He carries a large black bag around with his recording gear (a mic, mic stand, simple CD player, etc) and records, whether on the bus traveling or in a hotel (he's never at home). He's rumored to have recorded over 100,000 tracks.
You can now imagine how, after this intense immersion for over a decade, he can recognize an issue with one of his songs as second nature. His ear is so finely tuned and requires such perfection that he burns through Producers faster than...(well, that's NSFW).
Translate this level of immersion into sports, your business, or your startup, and you begin to get a picture of how Steve Jobs has made Apple so successful, or how Shawn White or Michael Phelps can make the best in the world look like novices.
Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers calls it the 10,000 Hour Rule, but I just call it Immersion. If you're truly passionate about and love the subject, hobby, or business you're involved in, this should happen naturally. It shouldn't be work, it should be exciting. So go ahead, immerse yourself in something you love and see what happens...
As a bonus, here's a free download from one of Lil Wayne's unreleased mixtapes. As Weezy so eloquently put it, "this is just a mixtape, it don't have titles, man" so the internet took it upon itself to title it either "Pepto Bismol" or "Let Me Do Me". I prefer the latter, enjoy:
Lil Wayne ft Gudda Gudda "Let Me Do Me"
Keep it dirty like I'm lyin in a ditch
Like Eli I'm from New Orlean's I'm a giant in this b*tch
Move the 'G' and add an 'S' and put the 'I' before the 'N'
And put the 'A' in front of that, and that's what I am til the end.
That's a SAINT motherf*cker, simplify it for them
With a funeral comes with a second line at the end.
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