
Practice Perfect


Mastery by George Leonard.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
The Thought Leaders Practice: Do work you love with people you like the way you want
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To effectively practice a skill without a teacher, it helps to keep in mind three Fs: Focus. Feedback. Fix it. Break the skill down into components that you can do repeatedly and analyze effectively, determine your weaknesses, and figure out ways to address them.
Anders Ericsson, Robert Pool • Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
Practice. Nelson says, “You don’t get good at something unless you practice. That’s for anything in the world.” So practice remembering things, whether it’s facts about biology for school, to-do lists, or the telephone numbers of your friends (you can amaze them, since almost no one does this anymore).