Deep Practice
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Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement. What is the most efficient way to practice?
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What is the secret to getting really good at something? According to Daniel Coyle, the answer to this questions lies in how you practice. The methods you use to practice a skill can greatly enhance your ability to learn. How you practice, the methods you use, is the biggest factor in determining how well and quickly you learn. This is why talent is not born it is grown. You can grow talent by nurturing it in a very specific way
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Why is deep practice so effective when learning a new skill? Our brain changes and adapts, neuroplasticity. Our habits are actually just well established connections in our brains: well worn paths. And habits are just skills we've learned really well. So to learn a new skill, we need to make new paths and connections within our brain and strengthen them. Deep practice is the best method to make new connections and pathways in our brain.
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The pathways and connections we need to make in order to learn start with the axions that exist in the white matter of our brain. They are wrapped in myelin which prevents energy loss from electrical signals. The more myelin, the less energy loss and the more a neuralpathway is established. How to practice deeply.
1) Focus-stop the chatter. 2) Start slowly and write a lot. Produce. 3) Spaced practice. 4) Visualize success. |
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