Author Archives: Johnny Matlock

PERFECT PRACTICE RULE #3: LET THE MIND FOLLOW THE BODY

Stress learning skills all the way to automaticity so that participants can use them automatically–and before they consciously decide to. Build up layers of related automated skills so that participants can do complex tasks without actively thinking about them. Automate fundamentals, but also look for more complex and subtle skills that may also respond to […]

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PERFECT PRACTICE RULE #2: PRACTICE THE 20

identify the 20 percent of things you could practice that will deliver 80 percent of the value. Practice the highest-priority things more than everything else combined. Keep practicing them:  the value of practice begins at mastery! Save time by planing better in advance. Engage participants by repeating productive drills with minor variations instead of constantly […]

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PRACTICE PERFECT RULE #1: ENCODE SUCCESS

Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better by Doug Lemov, Erica Woolway, Katie Yezzi and Dan Heath (Sep 19, 2012) Engineer practice activities so that the success rate is reliably high; if the activities are especially challenging, ensure that they end with a period of reliable success so your participants practice getting it right. Check for mastery constantly. […]

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