Practice Perfect
practice makes permanent—that
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What we need is practice—real practice, not mere repetition.
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imitate others,
Doug Lemov, Erica Woolway, Katie Yezzi • Practice Perfect
Why be authentic self. First imitate, than out your own spin on it. Think back about Japanese class, where as a student you don't argue with the professor. First try to understand first. The, do it like the teacher, again and again. Then, start making small changes and then create something new.
It’s not enough to just be busy.
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Their habits were a barrier.
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As cognitive scientists like Daniel Willingham have shown, it’s all but impossible to have higher-order thinking without strongly established skills and lots of knowledge of facts.
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practice failing,”
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The enemies of practice are pride and fear and self-satisfaction. To practice requires humility. It forces us to admit that we don’t know everything. It forces
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“Never mistake activity for achievement.”