{"id":34957,"date":"2019-10-31T22:01:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/blog\/hochesh-stat-chutochku-schastlivee-poprobuj-stat-luchshim-v-svoyom-dele\/"},"modified":"2019-10-31T22:01:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T19:01:31","slug":"hochesh-stat-chutochku-schastlivee-poprobuj-stat-luchshim-v-svoyom-dele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/hochesh-stat-chutochku-schastlivee-poprobuj-stat-luchshim-v-svoyom-dele","title":{"rendered":"Want to be a little happier? Try to become the best in your field","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThis is a story for those whose only similarity with Einstein is the mess on their desk.
\nThe photo of the great physicist's desk was taken a few hours after his death, on April 28, 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey.<\/i> <\/p>\n

The Myth of the Master<\/h3>\n

\nAll human culture is based on archetypes. Ancient Greek myths, great novels, 'Game of Thrones' \u2014 the same images, or using IT terminology, 'templates,' appear to us again and again. This idea has already become a commonplace: the existence of a single foundation for the roots of all stories in the world has been noted by both the author of 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces' and numerous postmodernists, who began weaving long-told tales like biblical plots and those same myths about Zeus, Heracles, and Perseus into new contexts. <\/p>\n

One of these archetypes is the person who has mastered their craft to perfection. A virtuoso. A guru. Bulgakov, in his most famous novel, straightforwardly named such a hero the Master. The first example that comes to mind of such a virtuoso is the brilliant detective capable of investigating a case and finding the perpetrator based on a few seemingly unrelated, very indirect clues. This is such a clich\u00e9 plot that one might wonder: how long can it still be interesting to read\/watch on screen? But agree: such a story remains captivating. And that means that, for some reason, we are concerned with the image of a person who has achieved perfection in their craft.
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\nIn fact, this archetype is one of the most exciting for us, even if we don't always want to admit it. Just in the past few weeks, I've already been part of a conversation about mastery twice. In the first instance, I was watching a rather typical but very engaging action movie about just such a brilliant detective, and heard from one of the nearby seats: «I also want to understand my profession as well as he does.<\/i>«. In the second case, a friend of mine started to discuss the idea that on your path, you'll always encounter someone who understands your field better than you do. These genuine reactions and conversations from real life show how strong our desire is to become the best in our field. But how do we do this? And why? Let's try to figure it out.<\/p>\n

How a scrawny guy became the 'Wizard'<\/h3>\n

\nReturning to the question of detectives. I have already discussed this in another article of mine article<\/a><\/noindex> the issue of the role erudition plays in our lives. As an example, I cited the range of competencies of Sherlock Holmes, described in \"A Study in Scarlet\" \u2014 a detailed list (provided at the very beginning of that article) compiled by the well-known Dr. Watson, Holmes's companion. As we can see, Holmes's erudition was not broad \u2014 but his knowledge in areas related to his immediate profession was extremely deep. He was interested in anything that could potentially help him trace a lead. Everything else he left aside. <\/p>\n

Why is this moment so important? Because it gives us the key to understanding the phenomenon of Sherlock. So why was he so successful in his profession? Was he born a genius? No, he simply became a virtuoso through continuous self-improvement.<\/p>\n

I want to tell the story of an athlete who, being one of the most prolific Russian players in the National Hockey League (North America), was recognized as one of the one hundred greatest players in that league. The only hockey player in the world to have won the Olympics, the World Championship, the Stanley Cup, and the Gagarin Cup. These are dry, encyclopedic facts. But to understand the true greatness of this player, it's best to watch a few moments of his game. So, meet Pavel Datsyuk, who was nicknamed \"The Magic Man\" by his NHL colleagues, as well as \"Houdini,\" named after one of the greatest magicians in history. <\/p>\n

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Have you seen how skillfully he maneuvers around three or four opponents? Or how he makes goalies nervous during a shootout? With what speed and agility he moves? <\/p>\n

Datsyuk is fascinating not just because he plays brilliantly. His playing style is marked by two things. First, he plays smartly. He not only knows how to calculate the flow of the game, but he is also a good psychologist. Datsyuk can make an opponent fall without even touching him. Second, he is simply a virtuoso with his stick and skates. This allows him to score, for example, even from behind the goal line (from a negative angle). And as we can see from the following video, this is not just a natural gift \u2014 it is the result of targeted training.<\/p>\n

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Pavel is not a particularly large hockey player, unlike, say, Ovechkin or Malkin, who are more well-known. And he clearly did not possess innate talent: in his childhood, he was not considered a talented hockey player, and he was drafted into the NHL (the annual selection of young players into the League) at number 171 \u2014 that is, very far from being the best rookie of that year. Many initially did not understand<\/a><\/noindex>, what he was actually doing on the ice! Until in his third playing year he tripled the number of goals scored in a season. All of this tells us that the \"Wizard\" has truly trained himself. I think that during his training, he simply set new goals for himself, constantly pushing himself towards continuous improvement. Otherwise, he wouldn't have mastered the puck so virtuously and moved so elegantly on the ice. He jokingly mentioned in one of his interviews with American journalists that in his youth in Russia, he only had money for one puck, so he had to learn to handle it for as long as possible. <\/p>\n

Why strive to be the best?<\/h3>\n

\nDatsyuk is just one example of how a person can achieve extraordinary results in their favorite field through self-improvement. At the beginning of the article, we talked a lot about literature \u2014 let's remember the writer Nabokov, who wrote his most famous work, \"Lolita,\" originally in English and then translated it into Russian. Can you imagine someone whose native language is Russian learning French so well that they can think in it, and English to the extent that they write novels? I have been living abroad for 8 years, and life still regularly throws me into the fire of shame over my vocabulary. But language is not my profession. Unlike Nabokov.<\/p>\n

Success in a profession is actually more important than we think. And it is measured not just in money. I would even say that money can throw off the compass of professional goals, which may be directed towards a different north. I don\u2019t want to be unsubstantiated, but I can't currently cite research showing that employee motivation is determined not only by monetary incentives (if you wish, you can dig through the archives of publications like \"Harvard Business Review\"). To gain satisfaction from work, we need something more. And that other north could be the desire to be the best in our field. Considering that we spend a significant portion of our lives (excluding sleep) at work, it would be nice to feel satisfied in our workplace and in our profession overall.<\/p>\n

Throughout all of human existence, people have tried to find happiness. Even the Ukrainian philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda understood back in the 18th century that happiness in life comes from happiness in work (and surely, he wasn't the first to think of this): «To be happy means to know oneself and one's nature, to take on one's share, and to do one's own work.<\/i>«. One should not perceive this call as a universal truth or a magnificent formula for solving all problems. But it seems to me that if we aim for continuous professional self-improvement, it may indeed be possible for us to become a little happier. By setting a high bar for ourselves and conquering it again and again, we can derive more joy from our work. Perhaps this will also bring us more peace (as we will have our heart's dear haven), self-confidence, and even a sense of gratitude. In the book \"The Samurai Without a Sword,\" there is a story about a Japanese samurai who eventually became ruler of the country but started by simply bringing his lord a slipper\u2014and even this duty he sought to perform better than anyone else, no matter how funny that may sound to us. <\/p>\n

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\nI don't casually use the word \"craft.\" Work is rarely spectacular. Mostly, it is a challenging and quite dull routine.<\/i><\/p>\n

The path to becoming the best is not an easy one. The human brain is structured<\/a><\/noindex> to follow the path of least resistance. It likes to receive immediate rewards. Therefore, on the way to conquering heights, one must strain all their will. However, it\u2019s possible to get into the habit of doing whatever you do well\u2014after all, the brain tends to adapt. <\/p>\n

They say humanity is currently experiencing an \"era of narcissists.\" The desire to become the best in one's profession often gives off an unmistakable sense of vanity and self-love. Well, so be it! Let\u2019s admit it to ourselves: feeling superior is nice. As long as it is justified and doesn\u2019t undermine your footing. And without a doubt, sooner or later, someone will emerge who is still better than you. This will only mean that it\u2019s too early to stop.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know how to find my \"own\" craft. They say<\/a><\/noindex>, that «the desire to understand what I want\u2014this is a trap<\/i>«; that «sitting down, thinking, figuring it out and understanding what you actually want is almost impossible<\/i>«. Others believe<\/a><\/noindex>, it\u2019s quite simple to ask the right questions, like: if you had only a year to live, how would you spend it? If you had enough money to live comfortably, what career would you choose? I don\u2019t know who is right, and I truly don\u2019t know how people find their life\u2019s work. But I've seen people whose eyes light up from the very act of working. And I\u2019ve witnessed hockey players from a currently struggling team, barely crawling across the ice with indifferent faces, hopelessly losing to a weak opponent. 'Don\u2019t they want to play better?' I wondered at that moment.<\/p>\n

This is not just a story about work. It's really about life. Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic movement, declared: 'Faster, Higher, Stronger.' It doesn\u2019t matter what you\u2019re doing\u2014programming, scoring goals, writing texts, or simply preparing dinner for your loved one\u2014strive to do it as best as you can. It\u2019s not about actually becoming the best. It\u2019s about not standing still, not getting stuck in the mud, and enjoying your work. It\u2019s not about becoming; it\u2019s about striving. And even if you\u2019re not a genius, and your only resemblance to Einstein is the mess on your desk, remember there was a guy who started 171st and ended up first.
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