Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich (born 1954) is an American novelist, poet, and publisher of Ojibwe descent, known for interwoven family sagas such as Love Medicine and the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Round House. Her work centers on Native American life, law, and memory; she founded Birchbark Books and continues to publish fiction and teach.
Quotes by Louise Erdrich
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Mastery Emerges From Consistent, Faithful Showing Up
From there, attendance matures into mastery through deliberate practice—the structured, feedback-rich effort that targets weaknesses. Research by Anders Ericsson and colleagues (Psychological Review, 1993; expanded in Peak, 2016) shows that expertise grows where effort is purposeful and repeated. Yet the gateway to such work is simply being there often enough to measure, adjust, and try again. Thus, showing up is the doorway; deliberate practice is the room where refinement happens, and together they transform time on task into skill. [...]
Created on: 8/10/2025
Embracing Change Beyond the Comfort Zone
Nonetheless, psychological forces frequently keep us anchored in familiar territory. Fear of failure and the human tendency towards the status quo—documented by behavioral economist Daniel Kahneman in ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ (2011)—can paralyze ambition. Even positive change invokes anxiety, causing individuals to justify their confinement in the familiar, mistaking it for genuine contentment. [...]
Created on: 7/30/2025