Quotes for All
I fall in love with certain stories. Those stories tend to be connected to my life some way – for instance, with my first book I was writing about the experience of coaching Little League in the Chicago inner city. But the common thread tends to be exploring some kind of mystery. Simple questions that … Read more
Skill is a cellular insulation that wraps neural circuits and that grows in response to certain signals. Daniel Coyle
The staggering babies embody the deepest truth about deep practice: to get good, it’s helpful to be willing, or even enthusiastic, about being bad. Baby steps are the royal road to skill. Daniel Coyle
Practice makes myelin, and myelin makes perfect. Daniel Coyle
I discovered when I went all out, when I put 100 percent of my energy into some intense, impossible task – when my heart was jack-hammering, when lactic acid was sizzling through my muscles – that’s when I felt good, normal, balanced. Daniel Coyle
The sweet spot: that productive, uncomfortable terrain located just beyond our current abilities, where our reach exceeds our grasp. Deep practice is not simply about struggling; it’s about seeking a particular struggle, which involves a cycle of distinct actions. Daniel Coyle
Skills are really just circuits in your brain Daniel Coyle
Deep practice is built on a paradox: struggling in certain targeted ways-operating at the edges of your ability, where you make mistakes-makes you smarter. Or to put it in a slightly different way, experiences where you’re forced to slow down, make errors, and correct them-as you would if you were walking up an ice-covered hill, … Read more
The solution is to ignore the bad habit and put your energy toward building a new habit that will override the old one. Daniel Coyle
Baby steps are the royal road to skill. Daniel Coyle