Get better at anything: 12 maxims for mastery

How learning works

Part I See: learning from others. Problem solving is search ; Creativity begins with copying ; Success is the best teacher ; Knowledge becomes invisible with experience

Part II Do: learning from practice. The difficulty sweet spot ; The mind is not a muscle ; Variability over repetition ; Quality comes from quantity

Part III Feedback: learning from experience. Experience doesn't reliably ensure expertise ; Practice must meet reality ; Improvement is not a straight line ; Fears fade with exposure

Practice made perfect.