Coaching practices for Make it Stick Summary
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- I build all this momentum and then kill it by ending on "so, in summary, the key takeaways are…"
- I’ve got a pile of memorized facts floating around with nothing holding them together, and the second I try to explain any of it in my own words or use it somewhere new, it falls apart
- Right now, fired up, I’m certain I’ll follow through
- I jump straight to the worked answer to save time, and it always looks obvious in hindsight
- On Sunday I’m completely sure I’ll do it, and by Wednesday the version of me on the couch just shrugs and skips it with zero consequence
Practices that may help
- Make It Stick: The Science of Learning
"Make It Stick", by Peter Brown with psychologists Henry Roediger and Mark McDaniel, distills decades of cognitive science into a few high-leverage practices: retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and elaboration. Its central counterintuitive claim — that the most effective learning feels harder and slower than rereading — is backed by strong experimental evidence. - Close with a specific call to action, not a summary
A story landing on "so we should all…" is more powerful than a bullet-point recap.
Storytelling for Persuasion, Made Practical - Elaboration
Explain new material in your own words and connect it to what you already know.
Make It Stick: The Science of Learning - Use a precommitment device to lock in future behavior
Restrict your future self’s choices now, when motivation is high.
Nudge Theory, Made Practical - Generation: attempt before you are taught
Try to solve or answer first, even if you get it wrong, before seeing the solution.
Make It Stick: The Science of Learning - Commitment contracts with real stakes
Put money or a consequence on the line so failing the goal costs something concrete.
Precommitment Devices (Ulysses Contracts) - Use spaced repetition of core ideas in teaching and coaching
Revisiting key concepts across sessions builds fluent understanding — mere exposure amplifies spaced practice.
The Mere Exposure Effect, Made Practical - Failure tolerance building
Normalize getting stuck — use stuck-ness as a diagnostic signal rather than a stop sign.
Productive Failure: How Struggling First Makes Instruction More Effective - Celebrate immediately after each behavior with a felt sense of success
Immediate positive emotion after a behavior is the mechanism by which habits are wired in — celebrate every repetition.
The Fogg Behavior Model, Made Practical - Structure the story as a transformation, not a summary
The protagonist (you, your customer, your team) should be different at the end than at the beginning.
Storytelling for Persuasion, Made Practical
Related concerns
- Make It Stick
"Make It Stick", by Peter Brown with psychologists Henry Roediger and Mark McDaniel, distills decades of cognitive science into a few high-leverage practices: retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and elaboration. Its central counterintuitive claim — that the most effective learning feels harder and slower than rereading — is backed by strong experimental evidence.
- Make It Stick The Science Of Learning After A Loss
"Make It Stick", by Peter Brown with psychologists Henry Roediger and Mark McDaniel, distills decades of cognitive science into a few high-leverage practices: retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and elaboration. Its central counterintuitive claim — that the most effective learning feels harder and slower than rereading — is backed by strong experimental evidence.
- Make It Stick The Science Of Learning As A Caregiver
"Make It Stick", by Peter Brown with psychologists Henry Roediger and Mark McDaniel, distills decades of cognitive science into a few high-leverage practices: retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and elaboration. Its central counterintuitive claim — that the most effective learning feels harder and slower than rereading — is backed by strong experimental evidence.
- Make It Stick The Science Of Learning At Work
"Make It Stick", by Peter Brown with psychologists Henry Roediger and Mark McDaniel, distills decades of cognitive science into a few high-leverage practices: retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and elaboration. Its central counterintuitive claim — that the most effective learning feels harder and slower than rereading — is backed by strong experimental evidence.
- Make It Stick The Science Of Learning During A Big Change
"Make It Stick", by Peter Brown with psychologists Henry Roediger and Mark McDaniel, distills decades of cognitive science into a few high-leverage practices: retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and elaboration. Its central counterintuitive claim — that the most effective learning feels harder and slower than rereading — is backed by strong experimental evidence.
- Make It Stick The Science Of Learning During Conflict
"Make It Stick", by Peter Brown with psychologists Henry Roediger and Mark McDaniel, distills decades of cognitive science into a few high-leverage practices: retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and elaboration. Its central counterintuitive claim — that the most effective learning feels harder and slower than rereading — is backed by strong experimental evidence.
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