{"id":12345,"date":"2021-08-28T10:10:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T07:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mozaicworks.com\/blog\/you-are-bad-at-anything-you-dont-practice\/"},"modified":"2021-09-17T11:53:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T08:53:05","slug":"you-are-bad-at-anything-you-dont-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mozaicworks.com\/blog\/you-are-bad-at-anything-you-dont-practice","title":{"rendered":"You Are Bad at Anything You Don&#8217;t Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"You Are Bad at Anything You Don&#039;t Practice\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dGzOh_tKfDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Did you ever think that a colleague was so much better than you at something because they were born this way? Chances are, they practiced that skill, often without realizing it. In this focused chat we talk about our experiences learning and practicing various skills, and give some advice on how to get better at whatever you want to. Sure, we talk mostly about programming, working in a software development team, and becoming a manager, but these ideas apply to any skill you would like to get better at.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Alex mentions a podcast he recorded with Dr. Roger Kneebone &#8211; find it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/alexandru-bolboaca-in-conversation-with-roger-kneebone\/id1121211583?i=1000532112141\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/alexandru-bolboaca-in-conversation-with-roger-kneebone\/id1121211583?i=1000532112141<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you ever think that a colleague was so much better than you at something because they were born this way? 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