Practice Perfect

Whom is practice for? Our initial response is, simply, everyone. Everyone should practice. And it is worth looking at this notion

Drilling let players’ creativity emerge under pressure.

The authors of Practice Perfect provide a clear-cut, commonsense blueprint for what we all need to know to create practice habits that ensure permanent, sustainable results.

The goal is not to be good at basic skills and then move on. The goal, again, is to be great at the most important things.

“get it/do it gap.”

Teachers listen, reflect, discuss, and debate, but they do not practice.

“economical rote algorithms” during practice so that “in the heat of battle the right maneuvers

but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way.”

For people who perform for a living, the imperative of training the mind to execute unconsciously is also strong.