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“One thing about training I know now that I wish I knew at the beginning of my career is the training technique ‘Deliberate Practice,’” Deputy Chief of Operations (Ret.) Ted Nee [Albuquerque (NM) Fire ...

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Dr. Anders Ericsson’s bestselling book Peak: Secrets From the New Science of Expertise is based on years of rigorous academic study on becoming the very best at anything. It lays out a clear blueprint ...

Elite athletes and world-class musicians don’t achieve mastery by simply showing up to games or rehearsals. They reach the pinnacle of their fields through deliberate practice—a methodology that ...

Ballet is a dazzling art form. Dancers defy gravity as they leap and pirouette across the stage. Every movement is precise; every gesture considered. The world’s most accomplished dancers also make ...

There is growing evidence that individuals can achieve high levels of performance through extended training. You may remember the 10,000 hour rule discussed by Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers (2011). It ...

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Some people are dramatically better at activities like sports, music and chess than other people. Take the basketball great Stephen Curry. This past season, breaking the record he set last year by ...

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