deliberate-practicelisted

# Deliberate Practice ## Overview Most people confuse repetition with learning — they accumulate years of experience and plateau. Once an activity becomes automatic, executing it no longer builds new neural architecture. Ericsson, Krampe & Tesch-Römer (1993) showed the predictive variable is not hours of doing but hours of *specifically deliberate practice* — targeted, uncomfortable, feedback-rich repetition designed to build mental representations. **Cross-skill composition:** Use [`feedback-loops`](../feedback-loops/SKILL.md) first (audit your error signal); then [`metacognition`](../metacognition/SKILL.md) (surface your current representation gap); use instead of [`deep-work`](../deep-work/SKILL.md) when acquiring skills, not producing output; use alongside [`cognitive-evolution-stages`](../cognitive-evolution-stages/SKILL.md) for stage-aware practice design. --- ## When to Use **Trigger:** plateau despite experience; designing high-performance learning program; training hours high but skill transfer low; evaluating whether practice is building capability or maintaining it. **When NOT:** goal is execution not acquisition (use deep-work); no expert benchmark exists; bottleneck is motivational not representational. --- ## Coaching Novices (Adaptive Front Door) **Engine mode:** user has a concrete case → run The Process directly. **Coach mode:** user is unfamiliar or has no concrete case → guide step by step. In Coach mode, respond one step at a time. Each [WAIT] is