How to practice effectively...for just about anything - Annie Bosler and Don Greene
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-practice-effectively-for-just-about-anything-annie-bosler-and-don-greene Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition...
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Mastering any physical skill,be it performing a pirouette,playing an instrument,or throwing a baseball,takes practice.Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement,and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence.So what does practice do in our brains to make us better at things?Our brains have two kinds of neural tissue:grey matterand white matter.The grey matter processes information in the brain,directing signals and sensory stimuli to nerve cells,while white matter is mostly made up of fatty tissue and nerve fibers.In order for our bodies to move,information needs to travel from the brain's grey matter,down the spinal cord,through a chain of nerve fibers called axonsto our muscles.So how does practice or repetition ...
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Mastering any physical skill,be it performing a pirouette,playing an instrument,or throwing a baseball,takes practice.Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement,and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence.So what does practice do in our brains to make us better at things?Our brains have two kinds of neural tissue:grey matterand white matter.The grey matter processes information in the brain,directing signals and sensory stimuli to nerve cells,while white matter is mostly made up of fatty tissue and nerve fibers.In order for our bodies to move,information needs to travel from the brain's grey matter,down the spinal cord,through a chain of nerve fibers called axonsto our muscles.So how does practice or repetition ...
