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What is the Paramecium Principle?
What is the Paramecium Principle?
- A principle that encourages trying new things and changing course if necessary. (correct)
- A principle that discourages trying new things and changing course if necessary.
- A principle that suggests sticking to one thing and not exploring other options.
- A principle that suggests giving up when things don't go well.
What do elite athletes tend to do in their youth?
What do elite athletes tend to do in their youth?
- Play video games instead of sports
- Play a variety of sports (correct)
- Avoid sports altogether
- Focus on one sport only
Why is sampling important for long-term learning?
Why is sampling important for long-term learning?
- It optimizes learning (correct)
- It limits the learner's potential
- It wastes time
- It confuses the learner
What did Joel Embiid do before basketball?
What did Joel Embiid do before basketball?
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What does the beginning of a lifelong obsession or a trial teach?
What does the beginning of a lifelong obsession or a trial teach?
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Study Notes
- The Paramecium survives and thrives by changing course when things are not going well.
- The Paramecium's trial and error approach is a model for world-class performers.
- Research shows that elite athletes tend to play a variety of sports in their youth.
- High achievers take time to sample before they specialize.
- Sampling optimizes long-term learning.
- Joel Embiid, a star NBA player, played soccer and volleyball before basketball.
- The Paramecium Principle encourages trying new things and changing course if necessary.
- Sampling opens the door to serendipity.
- The beginning of a lifelong obsession or a trial teaches something important about the world and oneself.
- The author encourages telling young people about the Paramecium Principle.
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