Comments on: Wanna Get Good at SQL Server? https://thomaslarock.com/2011/10/wanna-get-good-at-sql-server/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:00:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Top 3 Things You Should Learn In SQL 2012 | SQLRockstar | Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2011/10/wanna-get-good-at-sql-server/#comment-6675 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:00:52 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=6685#comment-6675 […] fall I wrote Wanna Get Good At SQL Server? The idea was to help folks understand that there is no secret to becoming an expert in a piece of […]

]]> By: Vishal Pawar https://thomaslarock.com/2011/10/wanna-get-good-at-sql-server/#comment-2776 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:14:56 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=6685#comment-2776 Hi Thomas..
Thanks for such a great example..
I m not digging into stat of this exampele ..becoz i just need to understan what you want to say for this .. thnx for inspiration .. i really need to update myself!

]]> By: Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2011/10/wanna-get-good-at-sql-server/#comment-2775 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:03:11 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=6685#comment-2775 In reply to Matthew.

Matthew,

I think you are confusing the topics. Rob didn’t need 10k hours to be a great shooter, and for some folks it does come natural. But Rob knew that for his size and speed if he wanted to play basketball professionally he was going to need to become a great shooter. not good, but great. So he put in the time.

Also, plenty of players turn pro simply based upon size, some on speed, some on ability. That’s how teams are formed, by assembling people of different skills together. Not everyone needs to be a great shooter. Ask Shaq about his free throw percentage for his career. But Rob was not going to get a job unless he could shoot. he was of average height and average speed, so he needed to excel at something in order to earn a scholarship and ultimately get drafted.

]]> By: Matthew https://thomaslarock.com/2011/10/wanna-get-good-at-sql-server/#comment-2774 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:52:52 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=6685#comment-2774 So if he took one shot every ten seconds that would take close to six hours a day for the 2000 shots. And then to reach the 10,000 hours to become an expert he would have to do that for 1818 days which is 5 years.

Doesnt sound right. Plenty of people become pro players without that much practice

]]> By: Marc Bacchi https://thomaslarock.com/2011/10/wanna-get-good-at-sql-server/#comment-2773 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:37:05 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=6685#comment-2773 Thanks, great post Tom!

It rings true with me, having to get started in the beginning stages of DBA work and a new career path. This post definitely reiterates the truth that simple hard work and lots of practice are what’s going to really get a person into the career they want.
I’ll be foregoing the procrastination and spending as many hours practicing the seemingly dull practice tasks, but in the long run it will pay off with experience. Who knows, one day soon I may actually be able to tell someone how to perform a SQL Server task by speaking in code. Now that’s the result of hours and hours of immersion.

Thanks!

]]> By: John Sansom https://thomaslarock.com/2011/10/wanna-get-good-at-sql-server/#comment-2772 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:26:50 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=6685#comment-2772 Mike, that was a great quote you shared there by the way!

]]> By: John Sansom https://thomaslarock.com/2011/10/wanna-get-good-at-sql-server/#comment-2771 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:25:11 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=6685#comment-2771 This post really resonates with me and provides a timely reminder of why we do what we do (i.e. put in the hard graft).

This might sound daft but I sometimes feel guilty about the amount of “work” I put in. Wondering if perhaps I’ve got my priorities all mixed up. To those outside of the SQL world it probably looks that way.

As Mike Walsh highlighted, it’s all about finding the right balance that works for YOU. Sounds so much easier than it actually is of course.

Great post, thought provoking stuff at always Tom!

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