'Practice Makes Perfect' photo (c) 2009, Firesam! - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/

Here are two recent good articles on Deliberate Practice that are useful if you’re using the deliberate practice lesson found in one of my books, or if you just want to learn more about it:

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect by Daniel Goleman might be the best short and accessible article on the concept that I’ve found. I’m definitely using it with my students.

WHY “DELIBERATE PRACTICE” IS THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP GETTING BETTER is from Fast Company.