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12. Practice Mental Skills

Definition: Deliberate practice can improve mental skills too.

Example: Learn to handle stress by practicing mindfulness, just like how the Dalai Lama teaches compassion.

Application: Use deliberate practice for your mindset. Train yourself to stay calm under pressure!

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Deliberate practice is focused, structured, and repeated practice designed to improve performance. It’s about breaking things down, mastering each part, and tracking improvement. Forget the idea that you need “natural talent”—this is how anyone can get good at something.

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Deliberate practice involves constant feedback and measurement

Practicing something without knowing if you are getting better is pointless.

  • Identify the most important metrics related to performance. Keep a record of them each time you practice.
  • Be careful of vanity metrics. For exampl...

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