The talent code

  1. Analyzing talent hotbeds worldwide reveals talent to be a mixture of deep practice, ignition and master coaching
    1. deep practice:  intense practice
    2. ignition: to motivate us to develop a skill over the long term
    3. master coach: a coach that knows how to foster deep practice and ignition.
  2. Deep Practice
    1. Chunked up: look at the task as a whole, then breaking it down into very small units.  By intensively examining and learning these tiny units, you gain a deeper understanding of each crucial component of your skill. Doing this usually involves slowing down the pace of the action. By repeating a movement slowly, you enable yourself to both perform it with more precision and identify mistake that need to be fixed.
    2. Repetition: the more we repeat a task, the more precise and quick the action will become.
    3. Making things a little difficult for yourself while practicing. You must always practice just beyond the limits of your ability.
  3. Ignition
    1. to trigger the initial motivation
    2. to fuel long term motivation
  4. Some type of coaches serve ignition and some serve deep practice

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