How to practice effectively...for just about anything - Annie Bosler and Don Greene 

Now I have to practice practicing.

"Turn off your computer before practicing" Programmer: *screaming internally*

1. Minimize the distractions 2. Start out slowly 3. Gradually increase the speed of the quality repetitions 4. Frequent repetitions with a lot of breaks 5. Divide your time used for effective practice into multiple daily practice sessions of limited duration 6. Practice in your brain in vivid detail

I can approve that skills can be developed and solidified by just thinking about them. Source: Have been practicing anxiety for 6 years.

"The more you sweat in times of peace, the less you bleed in times of war." Ancient Asian proverb

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10000 times." - Bruce Lee

“Turn of your computer” Me who wants to practice animating: *confused screaming*

I saw this a lot with me and chess. When I played for a long time, objects around me were visualized like they were chess pieces on a board, and I was playing complex positions. After a while these effects became more mild but I think that was my brain subconsciously practicing without even playing the game.

Effective Practice according to the video. 1. Complete Focus during practice. 2. Timely, spaced out sessions. 3. Think about practising

By this study, I'm a pro at procrastinating on RU-vid.

"Effective practice is consistent, intensely focused, and targets content or weaknesses that lie at the edge of one's current abilities." Great!

I’m just gonna think about doing pushups every day and become ripped

If you can practice slowly, then you can practice quickly.

Someone: Are you practicing? Me: I’m thinking about it

Daniel Coyle explained the myelination process in his book, The Talent Code. I absolutely love that book and will definitely recommend it to anyone who's practicing literally anything.

I love how video explains this difficult topic scientifically but so simple, that is available and understandable to almost everyone, even children. Muscle memory is something I have experienced many times. Even when solving a math problem, sometimes my hand just wrote what had to be written, I know that it sounds odd. Also, I don’t like taking notes with computer or laptops, because when I’m doing it on paper, I remember the material better and longer.

I have to say, the narrator for these episodes has a great voice for this.

normal people : *practices the piano* Me, an intellectual : *daydreams of playing the piano*- Instant Mozart

Ive been doing the last step without knowing it, everytime i see a piece of art online i imagine myself doing it and how i would draw it and save those mental steps, so with time i improved drawing without really drawing as much, only when i feel like grabbing a piece of paper and pen, really cool

I think that there is a mental state you produce when you want to practice something. It's like a mental softness that helps us to relax and concentrate. When you do it, you must forget everything and everyone. You just try to calm down and subtly pratice that thing you want to get better. Of course silence is important too. I hope it helps someone.

watches this instead of actually practicing*

To practice effectively: 1 - Stay consistent, intensely focused, and push yourself to the edge of your current capacity. 2 - Start off slow, then pick up speed. 3 - Practice throughout the day. 4 - Imagine yourself performing it.

Dude, this has helped me so much. I wanna be an animator but of course I need to master the art of drawing first, and so I find it hard to truly practice, and when I do, I feel lost and out of touch with what I'm doing sometimes, but this video helped me find out how I can get the most out of my time drawing, thank you once again TedEd, you've helped and amazed me a lot.

One of the best videos I've watched. Short but concise 👍

Exactly the opposite of what school is doing to us. Non focussed. Constant speed. 8 hours non-stop every day.

You notice how "old" this video is when he mentions that the students’ major distraction was Facebook lol

From this video, i learned that mental practice is also important alongside physical practice. Recently, i just practice on study preparation for my national university test physically, i haven't done it mentally. So, it would worth a try. Thanks Ted-Ed for the well explained video !

Thank you guys, God bless you and your family.

"Work hard until your Idol becomes your rival" -probably some famous person but not me coz I'm not famous

I play handball And when I got injured I spent around 5 months imagining how well I would play when I returned. When I returned to play I did not have to think, my body towards everything as I had imagined. Was incredible

Great explanation in under five minutes, bravo! And the animated t’ai ch’i player and yogi both have excellent form, congrats to the illustrator.

This was very soothing to hear and had amazing and precise information! Well done!

And here I am, procrastinating again on RU-vid !

"The more I practice, the luckier I get. " Ben Hogan (Golf).

Amazing and very comprehensive video! It was very informative, short and sweet! I enjoyed the animations and different metaphors and comparisons used! Well done!

That's a lot of great information...... Actually something I needed to hear right now. Thank you so much and your animations are superb beyond words.

My notes: - Focus on the task at hand. Minimize any distractions. Moblie, notifications, people, etc. Start slowly in the practice session. Gradually increase the speed while focusing on accuracy. Frequent repetations with a lot of breaks. Practice in your brain in vivid detail. 🙂

Effective Practice: 1. Focus, minimize distraction 2. Slow high quality start 3. Timed sessions with frequent breaks 4. Practice in your mind

I really like this kind of videos in the morning. While brushing my teeth and waking up I just listen to this handsome voice and looking forward to inhale all the information it gives. 😍

This is the best 5 minutes I've spent this week.

I trained in a dojo in which the word "speed" was never spoken. We became faster naturally by repetition. We also didn't try to be faster, we just became faster without thinking about it. I realized this because the first time I saw higher-ranking students practicing there I was amazed at their speed. A few years later, I was one of those higher-ranking students, and it suddenly struck me one day that I was now one of those fast students I had observed earlier. All without giving speed a thought. I have also found that mental repetition of a task can program the body to perform that task without actual training. When I started climbing I "taught" myself to self-arrest (with an ice ax) by reading descriptions of the techniques in mountaineering books. I studied one book in particular. I never physically practiced. But the first time I slipped on a steep snow slope, I not only immediately self-arrested, but I saw the page on self-arrest from that particular book right in front of my face as I did it.

10 km of running, 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, every day

I can say as a piano student that these tips have actually helped me improve my skills

This is excellent - interestingly I learned a song one evening before going to bed, I only played it once but next morning I was able to play it a lot better even though I had only practiced once. I believe in the rehearsal by imagining , makes sence.

"If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly" - Some sacrilegious little boii

How I should study: Study the material consistently everyday until the test. How I actually study: Cram an hour before the test and hope for the best

When I was a student pilot, I used to sit on the couch and "chair fly" practicing the maneuvers and procedures going through the motion of each; that saved me lots of time/ money trying practicing them in the actual airplane which costed "$145 an hour!! Mind practicing really works!!

This is true! When I first learn something, my subconcious studies it in great detail and i'm able to perform the action much smoother the next time.

4:28 The guy on the left is having connection problems

Underrated: watch/listen to recordings of your practice session or watch others do the same task. Related to thinking about practicing.

Thank you so much, sir! For the information. This is great knowledge you have bestowed upon us. Keep up the good work 🍀

What i have learned today : 1. Focus on one task don't switch it frequently. 2. Take Breaks in between. 3. Keep Practicing at the edge of your current skills. 4. Think about it in your mind that will help it even more. 5. Start out slowly, coordination built with repetition whether good or bad, then increase your pace gradually.

The video should also highlight the importance of sleep. A proper 8 hours of sleep boosts the effect of the day's practice your learning by huge, huge amounts, whether it be physical or mental practice. Sleep also restitutes your body and mind, meaning you'll be better equipped to learn the next day. It is essential to have a steady, healthy sleep schedule.

The importance of practising with good technique cannot be overstated - this is something I have learned recently when practising playing musical instruments, with regards to being aware of my Proprioception and using only the correct muscles/joints for the job, not involving incorrect muscles from elsewhere which give the superficial illusion of strength but actually just add tension and discourage building the correct muscles and thus prevent effective development. A saying I heard recently goes: "If you practise with incorrect technique, you'll practise really good at doing badly."

Still love this video after 5 years released, really impressive

I have learned challenging new skills by imagining it and feeling what the sensations would feel like in my body. It's how I learned knitting. I couldn't get it by looking at the instructions but when I went to bed , as I fell asleep, I mentally went through the steps and feeling ithe muscle movements in my mind. When I woke up and tried again. I got it instantly.

“Whatcha doin?” “Increasing the layer of my myelin sheaths.” Edit: sheets to sheaths There, nerds.

That's why no one is born with success. The successful people are just the people who had effective practice.

Übung macht den Meister!!! Das war immer schon so!

Detailed visualization is used in quantum Physics studies as well. Loved this. Thank you.

i tried to practice programming, but that didn't work so well after i turned my distracting pc off. ;;;D

Ted : we dont have the magic number Lingling : 40 hours a day.

Is this why it’s harder for students to study on the computer since they have all these distractions in front of them? Is this why Zoom classes are not as effective than in-person classes?

What a great video!❤Love the animation especially. It’s mind blowing.

I am effectively practicing my procrastination

That fact about imaging as well as physical practice achieving similar gains is interesting. As an artist who thinks he procrastinates too much, I spend a lot of time mentally going through what I’m going to draw/paint and how I’m going to do it BEFORE I start and that appears to actually be a good thing, not wasted time. 😀

Effective Practice makes a man perfect...Thank you. Beautifully explained...

Can we just appreciate this animation for a moment! 😊

This is really cool! We're learning about neurons and the brain in biology, so I'm glad you posted this now!

I was distracted by this video while studying...

I’ve made more progress in my gaming skill in 2 years than I have in the last 17 years combined by implementing effective practice. It doesn’t matter how long you do something nearly as much as how effective your practice is.

Practice does not make perfect, Perfect practice makes perfect.

I can attest to the idea that practicing in your head can be almost just as beneficial as physically practicing. When I broke my leg skateboarding, I was still learning how to kickflip. All I would think about was skating and picturing myself doing new tricks while I was recovering. Once I finally got cleared to skate again, I was immediately able to kickflip. I was so hyped lol.

Practicing practice can be your first step to master EVERY THING

Thanks for your effort🤝🏻💚

Athlean-X talks about that mind muscle connection. I was looking for this video about THINKING about an action being nearly effective as doing it too. Thanks.

1. Focus on the task at hand, no distractions 2. Go slowly through the motions, then increase speed 3. Multiple and frequent practices, with breaks 4. Mental practice

"Coordination is built with repetitions, whether correct, or incorrect." Hear that folks?

LOVED THE ANIMATION!

The animation is so satisfying to watch

Once a teacher told me: “You have to go slower in order to get faster”.

Hmm, I'm hoping for a video about schizophrenia. Good job, easy and clear to understand.

-Practice makes perfect- *Practice makes improvement*

Still a really great and useful video. We use this video every year for new students to our sport, and as a reminder to our more advanced students!

This is something I think a lot about when practicing my card tricks. It's incredible how good you can get at something with lots of practice.

Normal people: Practice makes perfect Me: Imagines playing Beethoven at 3am

I learned so much more than how to get better at practicing

1. Minimize the distractions (even in your craft) 2. Start out slowly 3. Gradually increase the speed of repetitions without compromising accuracy 4. Frequent repetitions with breaks 5. Divide your time used for effective practice into multiple daily practice sessions of limited duration 6. Practice in your brain in vivid detail (only if you can't practice physically)

Mental practice is so true and big! I would have times where I wouldn’t play basketball because of other things but mentally practiced moves and court vision in different scenarios and it keeps me still elite with people that have been practicing the entire time! This holds true over a span like 10 years for me! Crazy man

Save 5 minutes by reading this: Tip 1; Focus on the activity alone, turn off social media. It is not only the amount of time you practice, it is also the quality and effectiveness. 2. Start out slowly doing the practice and gradually increase the speed of the quality repetition, than you have a better chance of doing it correctly. 3. Imagine yourself succeeding the task, practice in your mind. :) Good luck! :)

Certainly the best video seen till date❣️

As an armature musician I can say that this works very well. Have been doing this for years. Not ready for Carnage Hall but sure do enjoy performing.

3:13 "if you can play it slowly you can play it quickly"

I'm taking notes. Effective practice is consistent and intensely focused. Slow practice and visual practice are so important and beneficial... Thanks for the lesson. I'm going to use this for personal and professional topics.

I was so surprised that the group which practiced basketball in their minds improved the same amount as the group that had actual practice. This sounds unbelievable. Imagination and reality seem to be on different levels.

TED ED IS THE BEST RU-vid CHANNEL

just want to say this is one of the best animations you guys done.

"Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect." -Ted Buot

The strange thing is that, given how beneficial and rewarding practice can be, why do we have such a resistance to it?

So interesting, TED-Ed is one of my fav channels so far