Hit The Sack

When it comes to games like Super Mario Bros,no one ever picks up the controller for the first time and then after jumping into a pit thinks, "I am so ashamed; that was such a failure," and then never want to try it again.

They think, "I've got to remember there's a pit there;...

1. Go to bed early and get enough sleep.
2. Set your alarm, and get up as soon as it goes off.

Sometimes your task is so mundane and so far away from being what is normally considered a skill that it’s hard to figure out how to practice it at all; so you have to get creative.

For example, to wake up early without hitting snooze, you should practice waking up. During the day...