I found this article to be very interesting as it described research proving that no one is born great and successful. It is all about how hard one is willing to work. One part of the article reminded me of my elementary school principle. He said "practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect." In a sense they are trying to convey the same message when they say "deliberate practice" is what is necessary to achieving greatness. Also, the more hours one puts into practicing what they are doing, the better they will become at it. This holds true only if they are aiming for a goal each time they practice, one that will help them learn and improve their skills at the same time.
        I found it quite astonishing that the best group of violinists put in on average of "10,000 hours of deliberate practice over their lives." That is a remarkable statistic, one that I am pretty sure I do not compare with when it comes to practicing soccer. This article summed up how to perform "deliberate practice" in a way so one will get better at what they are doing. At the end they related it to not just sports but into business and the working world as well. After reading this article, I have a new idea as to what can create an efficient workplace design. It kind of relates to something I thought before, that it is not the actual design of the workplace, but how the employees work in the environment. With the aide of this article, I think a successful workplace also relates to the willingness of the employees to but in the extra time and practice to become better and more efficient in the projects they are doing in the workplace. If each employee betters themself in what they are assigned to do, then the company functions better and overall you have created a better workplace design. 
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