Coaching practices for Deliberate Practice Not Just Practice When Burned Out

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• I sit down to practice for an hour but I’m half on my phone the whole time
• I go all-in for a week or two and then the novelty wears off and I drift away from it
• My practice has gotten comfortable
• I’ve been putting in the hours for ages and I’ve completely plateaued
• When I practice I’m just kind of doing it again and hoping it’s better, because I don’t actually have a clear picture in my head of what great is supposed to look like

Practices that may help

1. Practice with full, undivided focus
   Short blocks of complete concentration beat long blocks of distracted repetition.
   Deliberate Practice, Not Just Practice
2. Sustain effortful practice over the long haul
   Make deliberate practice repeatable across years, not heroic for a week.
   Deliberate Practice, Not Just Practice
3. Deliberate Practice, Not Just Practice
   Deliberate practice, studied by Anders Ericsson, is focused, effortful practice aimed just beyond your current ability, with immediate feedback and constant correction. It is what separates people who keep improving from people who simply log hours — and it is why the popular "10,000 hours" rule is an oversimplification of his work.
4. Train at the edge of your ability
   Work on tasks just beyond what you can reliably do, not what you already do well.
   Deliberate Practice, Not Just Practice
5. Practice deliberately, not just repeatedly
   Target weaknesses with full focus and feedback, not comfortable repetition.
   Grit: Passion and Perseverance, Honestly Assessed
6. Build sharper mental representations
   Develop a detailed internal model of what excellent performance looks like.
   Deliberate Practice, Not Just Practice
7. Schedule deliberate edge practice
   Pick one uncomfortable action per week at the boundary of your current competence.
   The Comfort Zone Model: How to Grow Without Burning Out
8. Build energy rituals that automate oscillation
   Small, precise routines at transition points remove the decision cost of shifting between engagement and recovery.
   The Energy Audit
9. Practicing past criterion
   Continue practicing beyond first mastery to deepen automaticity and stress-proof the skill.
   Automaticity: When Skills Run Themselves
10. Treat recovery as part of the training cycle
    Consolidation of skill gains happens during rest — underrecovery erodes the growth edge.
    Growth-Edge Training: Practicing at the Edge of Your Ability

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