Deliberate Practice For Exceptional Performance

This course explains and demonstrates how to improve in sport, music, and all skills, to an exceptional level.

What you'll learn

How to improve at ANYTHING and EVERYTHING

The neuroscience of learning and skill development

Intrinsic motivation: If it is to be, it is up to me!

Growth Mindset: Improvement through the quality and quantity of personal effort

Requirements

No prior experience necessary.

Description

The journey of continuous improvement toward excellence, is in the reach of so-called ordinary people who have the intrinsic motivation, learning and practice behaviours, the character - including a dogged persistence, and the willingness to spend the time, to succeed. Presented in a student-friendly manner, this course will encourage and assist students to be proactive in their pursuit of improvement.Skill improvement and development increases with the quantity and quality of practice time. Achievement in any domain, however, is underpinned by another set of core skills. Why is it that some people are motivated to work harder and for longer? How do they ignore distractions? How do people cultivate a mindset of determination, perseverance, and self-discipline? First and foremost is motivation.The course also affirms the place of character traits. Attitude can determine the consequences of a predicament and can even transform what seems to be a crisis into an opportunity. Indeed, the Chinese character for crisis includes both danger and opportunity. Persevering in the face of adversity builds character. Yet many people quit a challenge too easily, too quickly. The old adage holds true - a quitter never wins and a winner never quits. Perseverance is about finishing tasks and is critical for long-term achievement. What encourages perseverance? Having a growth mindset, the belief in improvement through personal effort rather than natural talent. Virtuosity is attainable if you are prepared to do the work.Central to this course is the how of skill development: types of repetition, working in chunks, recognising patterns, and when appropriate, practising movements slowly. Understanding these skill development techniques is common for the development of all skills.

Overview

Section 1: Motivation

Lecture 1 Differential Ability

Lecture 2 Goals

Lecture 3 Flow, desirable difficulties, and deliberate practice.

Section 2: Learning and The Brain

Lecture 4 The Brain

Section 3: Repetition

Lecture 5 Repetition, automation and myelin.

Section 4: The Quality Of Effort

Lecture 6 Varying, spacing and alternating rehearsal tasks.

Lecture 7 Patterns, the power of slow learning, and myelin.

Section 5: The Quantity Of Effort

Lecture 8 How much should I practise?

Lecture 9 Expertise and leisure time.

Lecture 10 How much superstars practise, and the importance of sleep for learning.

Section 6: Mindset

Lecture 11 What is my mindset?

Lecture 12 Growth and Fixed Mindset Traits

Lecture 13 Don't be a quitter! Also, the talent trap and lifelong learning.

Intended audience is age 14 - 21. However, adults looking to improve in sport, music and other skills will benefit from this course.