Coaching practices for Repeat What Works

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• I explained it once, it felt great, and I declared myself done
• I did the whole exercise once for a big goal and it helped, then never touched it again — and now every new thing I want, I’m back to just daydreaming about it.
• After a bad result I tend to change everything at once, and then when the next round goes differently I have no idea which tweak actually did it
• When someone’s talking to me I want them to feel like I’m actually catching what they’re saying, but everything I try comes out as another question and it starts to feel like an interrogation.
• I end up saying the same thing five times, louder each time, until I’m basically yelling before anything happens

Practices that may help

1. Run the loop until it is smooth
   Repeat explain–diagnose–relearn until you can explain the whole thing without snags.
   The Feynman Technique, Step by Step
2. Run WOOP as a quick repeatable routine
   Use the full four-step sequence regularly — it is a few minutes, designed to be reused.
   WOOP: Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan
3. Act on exactly one change before cycling again
   Carry one specific modification into the next cycle — not a wholesale overhaul.
   Plan–Do–Study–Act: Deming’s Loop for Personal Improvement
4. Spaced Repetition That Actually Sticks
   Spaced repetition schedules reviews at increasing intervals so you re-study material just as you are about to forget it. The underlying spacing effect — that distributed practice beats massed practice for long-term retention — is one of the most replicated findings in cognitive psychology.
5. Use simple reflections to confirm you heard correctly
   Repeat the key word or phrase back as a gentle check, not as a question.
   Reflective Listening: The Carl Rogers Method
6. Give clear, calm, single instructions
   One specific direction at a time, calmly stated once, is more effective than repeated commands.
   Triple P Parenting (Matthew Sanders)
7. Mirror the last few words of what someone just said
   Repeat the final one to three words as a question — then stay silent.
   Mirroring and Matching, Made Practical
8. Interleave topics within a session
   Mix related topics in one session instead of doing all of one before the next.
   Spaced Repetition That Actually Sticks
9. Run experiments in rapid iteration sprints
   Cycle through short tests quickly to compress your learning rate.
   Tiny Experiments: Testing Change Without Committing to It
10. Mirroring
    Repeat the last few words the other person said, as a question, then go silent.
    Never Split the Difference, In Practice

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