Top Performers Strategies: 1 – Handling Mistakes

by Nuno Marinho | Jun 5, 2016 | Performance

  After studying Top Performers at practice one can observe 5 different strategies used: 1 – Ability to handle mistakes; 2 – Maintenance and improvement; 3 – Focus on weaker areas of expertise; 4 – Mental resilience; 5 – Confidence strengthening. Let’s go through them...

3 – Varied Practice

by Nuno Marinho | May 29, 2016 | Performance

Try multiple variations of the same exercise, weather in time, speed, rhythm, posture, fingering or anything it comes to mind. Real time performance implies unexpected stuff to happen. The perfect conditions to perform are only available in our heads so we should be...

2 – Random Practice

by Nuno Marinho | May 22, 2016 | Performance

Re-order your topics and subjects in an interleaved fashion. This way you’ll prevent yourself from boredom and continuously trigger your brain to new things. In the long run switching randomly through subjects will improve your ability to acquire and retain the...

1 – Spaced Practice

by Nuno Marinho | May 15, 2016 | Performance

Spaced Practice is the process of using small numbers of repetitions spaced several times through the course of a day, week or month. Think about it this way. You ask a foreign friend how to say “I Love You” in their language. Will you repeat the expression endlessly...

Getting Results: Short Term Vs. Long Term

by Nuno Marinho | May 8, 2016 | Performance

Proper practice prevents poor performances. Top performers aim to grow as human beings so they work their craftsmanship. Great performance is the main goal, so we practice to perform better. But the way top performers reach their peak and enhance their abilities is...