Why This Theory of Average Performance Matters to Your Future Success
The theory of average performance is mathematically simple, but not always applicable to everything in life. However, when it is applicable it’s fundamental.
The theory of average performance relies on the quality of quantity. Accordingly, each time you perform a task scored on a scale of quality your average score will either:
- stay the same
- go up, or
- go down
However, the assumption is that due to experiential learning as the quantity of attempts increase, the quality will trend up. Therefore, the overall average quality score will trend up as well.
This theory is only relevant in cases when experience is the dominant factor for learning, and learning is the dominant factor for improving. Fortunately, there are many things in life that this still does apply. Especially in those areas where innate talent already exist.
In short, this means your future success is highly dependent on three things:
- Refusing to live life as a jack of all trades and a master of none, and instead live as a jack of one trade and a master in training.
- Finding a innate talent/skill to apply this theory.
- Maintaining focus over many years to continuously get real world repetitions applying your talent/skill.