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The more often I read out loud, the better it gets. Here is what I read today. This excerpt explains the concept of "small circles" - when you learn something so well that you don't need to apply conscious effort any more. What you used to know becomes a feeling. "If you’ve ever watched some of the most explosive hitters in the boxing world, for instance Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, you’ve seen fights where knockouts look completely unrealistic. Sometimes you have to watch in slow motion, over and over, to see any punch at all. They have condensed large circles into very small ones, and made their skills virtually invisible to the untrained eye.... The fact is that when there is intense competition, those who succeed have slightly more honed skills than the rest. It is rarely a mysterious technique that drives us to the top, but rather a profound mastery of what may well be a basic skill set. Depth beats breadth any day of the week, because it opens a channel for the intangible, unconscious, creative components of our hidden potential.” Excerpt From: Josh Waitzkin. “The Art of Learning.”

WHAT IS DELIBERATE PRACTICE?

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Deliberate practice refers to a special type of practice that is purposeful and systematic. While regular practice might include mindless repetitions, deliberate practice requires focused attention and is conducted with the specific goal of improving performance.

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I APOLOGIZE IF YOU WAITED FOR ME TODAY I apologize to everyone who waited today in Zoom. My flight got delayed, and I just got to my hotel. Instead of a 5-hour flight, it turned out to be a full-day traveling event for me🙂. Here is what I sggest we do: Join us next Tuesday for free and practice pitching your ideas! https://community.nataliatokar.me/c/calendar/sell-yourself it's going to be a meeting for those students who want to seriously practice their presentation skills in English and already prepaid for the months ahead. Join and practice alongside these driven individuals; you don't have to pay anything on Feb 28. What you do next is up to you. If you choose to continue honing your presentations skills in English on a regular basis, instead of waiting for one big course that will solve all your problems, join us every second second Tuesday in 2023 for a deliberate pitching practice class. You can see "Pitch Tuesday" events in our Schedule. I apologize again and I hope to see you next Tuesday!

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