Highly structured with the goal to improve performance incrementally. Choose specific weaknesses, monitor and improve through regimens Requires effort, not enjoyable. Only [[Motivation]] is for performance improvement. Partaking in deliberate practice helps us refine our skills and work on areas for improvement. [[My Resources/My MOCs/Habits]] + [[Deliberate Practice]] = [[My Resources/My MOCs/Mastery]] and [[Success]] **We engage in deliberate practice when:** 1. Our [[Attention]] is fully [[Focus|focused]] on a specific skill we're trying to improve or an idea you’re trying to master 2. We receive feedback of our results so we can correct your approach - Helps us stay productive with our efforts ## Steps - Determine the skill or group of skills needed - Determine what kind of capital you want to focus on - Determine your goals - Strive for discomfort to learn from challenge and feedback - Set boundaries so you can look forward to it ending (time or information-based) - Diligence, to focus on the skill you have chosen and not on other things ## Tips 1. Know the science behind it - A clearly defined stretch goal - Full concentration and effort - Immediate and informative feedback - Repetition with [[Reflection]] and refinement 1. Make deliberate practice a habit - Incorporate it into your daily routine - Create [[Time management for practice and creativity]] 3. Change the way you experience it - Switch up the location, the time ## Benefits - Deliberate practice helps us improve our skills **CEOs and [[Deep Work]]** - CEO’s must possess the opposite skill, the ability to multitask and efficiently manage others to do the deep [[Thinking]] ## Examples