![]() ![]() VISUALIZE a “future you” who’s mastered your desired skill (like Michael Phelps visualizes each performance down to likely drops of water)Ģ. So, from The Little Book of Talent, here is a rewritten version of his 52 tips!ġ. The book is a companion to Daniel Coyle’s other book, The Talent Code, which I also read and summarized. When I stumbled upon The Little Book of Talent (thanks Derek!), the 52 tips were perfect for method two. ![]() Method two is more complicated but it’s helpful in my quest to become a good writer: to rewrite things, whether quotes or short stories or essays. Method one is good ol’ memorization (using Anki and Evernote). So I’ve developed two methods to retain knowledge, especially the important bits. Because it wastes time, our most precious resource, and I hate wasted time more than I hate people who are perpetually late, and cafes that are too cool for wifi. Maybe I don’t forget it right away, but time wins in the end. I forget most of what I read unless the knowledge is shocking or hilarious or about sex or is life altering. ![]()
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