Unboring and Easy to Get Guide to Deliberate Practice Theory

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Author: Ivaylo Durmonski
Full Title: Unboring and Easy to Get Guide to Deliberate Practice Theory
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URL: https://durmonski.com/self-improvement/deliberate-practice-theory

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In contrast, deliberate practice is all about setting a detailed plan that is focused on gradual improvements. You still work hard, but you are strategic. You aim to improve – step by step – every skill related to the thing you want to master. Eventually, you reach a point where the accumulative, focused practice sessions make you extraordinary.
When writing: • Regular practice when learning how to write will simply tell you to sit and write. • Deliberate practice will tell you to improve one specific thing in each practice session related to writing based on research. For instance, improve the introductions of your articles by first examining how the best writers craft intros and then writing 5 different intros.
When playing basketball: • Regular practice when playing basketball will tell you to just go and throw the ball. • Deliberate practice will tell you to first improve your dribbling by making sets like two ball dribble crossover, two ball front-to-back dribble, behind-the-back dribble.
deliberate practice preaches that if we want to improve a skill. We need to figure out exactly what component of the skill we want to strengthen in our current sessions. And when practicing, we target one specific area and we aim for a specific outcome.
Putting in the hours is still a large component of the deliberate practice theory. But this is not the most important component. Anders Ericsson says that to become a master in your field and stay on top, it’s much more critical to continuously improve. You laser target one specific component, ask for feedback, and then apply the learned. All of this involves getting out of your comfort zone. Plus, simple things like showing up every day, staying curious, adaptive thinking, entering the flow state.
The below is, ultimately, the shortest way to do deliberate practice: • Try. • Fail. • Get feedback. • Try again better.