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Practice

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117 Quote(s) Found

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…when was the last time you focused on your listening skills just for practice? You must listen to every word just as closely as a trial lawyer listens to every word of testimony…

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Most people can scribble down a few notes here and there in a conversation, but taking great notes takes lots of practice.

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Being a leader in life takes practice – so practice! The possibilities for making new contacts and reaching out to others will grow and grow.

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Being a leader in life takes practice – so practice! The possibilities for making new contacts and reaching out to others will grow and grow.

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In theory, confidence and competence go hand in hand. In practice, they often diverge.

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The factor that seems to explain the most about great performance is something the researchers call deliberate practice. Exactly what that is and isn’t turns out to be extremely important.

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Deliberate practice is hard. It hurts. But it works. More of it equals better performance. Tons of it equals great performance.

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Deliberate practice is characterized by several elements… it can be repeated a lot; feedback on results is continuously available; it’s highly demanding mentally… and it isn’t much fun.

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High repetition is the most important difference between deliberate practice of a task and performing the task for real, when it counts.

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…the most effective deliberate practice activities are those that can be repeated at high volume.

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