The Learning Curve for Writing Books: Evidence from Professor Asimov
- 1 November 1992
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Science
- Vol. 3 (6), 380-382
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.1992.tb00051.x
Abstract
Learning curves observed in laboratory experiments invariably have a negatively accelerated shape. However, we have little information about the shape of the learning curve in the learning of complex professional skills under realistic conditions. Data from Isaac Asimov's writing career show that a lifetime of practice sometimes follows the learning curve observed in the laboratory.Keywords
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