Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better

Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Contents......Page 9
Foreword......Page 13
Preface: Why Practice? Why Now?......Page 17
Introduction: The Power of Practice......Page 25
Rethinking Practice......Page 45
 Rule 1: Encode Success......Page 49
 Rule 2: Practice the 20......Page 53
 Rule 3: Let the Mind Follow the Body......Page 56
 Rule 4: Unlock Creativity . . . with Repetition......Page 60
 Rule 5: Replace Your Purpose (with an Objective)......Page 64
 Rule 6: Practice “Bright Spots”......Page 68
 Rule 7: Differentiate Drill from Scrimmage......Page 72
 Rule 8: Correct Instead of Critique......Page 76
How to Practice......Page 79
 Rule 9: Analyze the Game......Page 82
 Rule 10: Isolate the Skill......Page 86
 Rule 11: Name It......Page 90
 Rule 12: Integrate the Skills......Page 92
 Rule 13: Make a Plan......Page 96
 Rule 14: Make Each Minute Matter......Page 100
Using Modeling......Page 107
 Rule 15: Model and Describe......Page 110
 Rule 16: Call Your Shots......Page 111
 Rule 17: Make Models Believable......Page 116
 Rule 18: Try Supermodeling......Page 119
 Rule 19: Insist They “Walk This Way”......Page 120
 Rule 20: Model Skinny Parts......Page 123
 Rule 21: Model the Path......Page 125
 Rule 22: Get Ready for Your Close-up......Page 128
Feedback......Page 131
 Rule 23: Practice Using Feedback (Not Just Getting It)......Page 133
 Rule 24: Apply First, Then Reflect......Page 138
 Rule 25: Shorten the Feedback Loop......Page 141
 Rule 26: Use the Power of Positive......Page 145
 Rule 27: Limit Yourself......Page 150
 Rule 28: Make It an Everyday Thing......Page 152
 Rule 29: Describe the Solution (Not the Problem)......Page 154
 Rule 30: Lock It In......Page 157
Culture of Practice......Page 163
 Rule 31: Normalize Error......Page 167
 Rule 32: Break Down the Barriers to Practice......Page 172
 Rule 33: Make It Fun to Practice......Page 178
 Rule 34: Everybody Does It......Page 183
 Rule 35: Leverage Peer-to-Peer Accountability......Page 186
 Rule 36: Hire for Practice......Page 189
 Rule 37: Praise the Work......Page 193
Post- Practice: Making New Skills Stick......Page 197
 Rule 38: Look for the Right Things......Page 200
 Rule 39: Coach During the Game (Don\'t Teach)......Page 204
 Rule 40: Keep Talking......Page 207
 Rule 41: Walk the Line (Between Support and Demand)......Page 209
 Rule 42: Measure Success......Page 212
Conclusion: The Monday Morning Test......Page 217
  Rule 10: Isolate the Skill......Page 218
  Beyond Monday Morning......Page 219
 Monday Morning for a Mentee or Small Team......Page 220
  Rule 7: Differentiate Drill from Scrimmage......Page 222
  Rule 22: Get Ready for Your Close-up......Page 223
  Monday Morning for Yourself......Page 224
  Rule 4: Unlock Creativity......Page 225
 Final Words on Practice......Page 226
 Technique: Strong Voice......Page 229
 Technique: 100%......Page 232
 Technique: Cold Call......Page 236
 Technique: Right is Right......Page 238
 Technique: What to Do......Page 241
 Technique: No Opt Out......Page 243
 Technique: Positive Framing......Page 245
 Technique: Format Matters......Page 249
 No Opt Out Iterative Practice......Page 253
 Strong Voice Lay-Up Drill......Page 256
 Using Nonverbal Interventions Role Play......Page 260
Notes......Page 265
Acknowledgments......Page 269
About the Authors......Page 273
Summary of Rules......Page 275
Index......Page 279