--- title: Idea Booth Blog | Practice description: Practice | Read about current trends in social media, brand strategy and concept ideation from Idea Booth. --- [![Aissisted](https://info.idea-booth.com/hubfs/Aissisted-logo-H-red.svg "Aissisted")](https://info.idea-booth.com/) - [Home](http://www.idea-booth.com/#top) - [WHO WE ARE](http://www.idea-booth.com/#section-first-quote) - [OUR SERVICES](http://www.idea-booth.com/#section-our-services) - [OUR CLIENTS](http://www.idea-booth.com/#section-client-carousel) - [Contact](http://www.idea-booth.com/#section-contact) - [Blog](http://www.idea-booth.com/stories) Get A Taste of # OUR STORIES ## [Deliberate Practice: Your Tool For Ditching The 9-5 Work Week](https://info.idea-booth.com/deliberate-practice-ditching-the-work-week) Posted by [Ron Gibori](https://info.idea-booth.com/author/ron-gibori) on Feb 23, 2015 4:07:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.idea-booth.com/hs-fs/hub/339176/file-2544306485.jpg)](https://info.idea-booth.com/deliberate-practice-ditching-the-work-week) # What do the people who master their craft do differently than the rest of us? Deliberate ***practice.*** Creativity is a sport in itself. You’re not going to reach the top of your game just by showing up and working 9-5. Putting in a lot of time might make you tired, but simply working a lot isn’t enough to make you a top performer. It’s not the same thing as deliberate practice. Most people who think they are working hard are merely developing the skill of being in the gym, not the skill of making baskets. What [Allen Iverson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGDBR2L5kzI) was unable to grasp, is that practice is more important than just showing up to the game with your God-given talent. The difference between those with inherent talent and those who dominate the game is a commitment to mastering your craft, even without a crowd. [Read More](https://info.idea-booth.com/deliberate-practice-ditching-the-work-week) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.idea-booth.com/deliberate-practice-ditching-the-work-week#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Insights](https://info.idea-booth.com/topic/business-insights), [Mastering Your Craft](https://info.idea-booth.com/topic/mastering-your-craft), [deliberate practice](https://info.idea-booth.com/topic/deliberate-practice), [Practice](https://info.idea-booth.com/topic/practice) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts