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From someone who loves the following quote, this post might seem out of character.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.\u201d\u00a0\u2014 Anson Dorrance<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But as much as I prize hard work, I value smart work\u00a0even more.<\/p>\n

There are times when training to exhaustion is counterproductive. Specifically, when you\u2019re learning a new skill.<\/p>\n

For example, if you\u2019re re-working your jump shot or adding a new dribble move to your arsenal, fatigue is the enemy for one main reason: it encourages poor technique<\/strong>. When you\u2019re tired, you get sloppy, and that\u2019s how you build bad habits. And bad habits have a nasty tendency to stick around.<\/p>\n

Building Neural Connections<\/h3>\n

Precision is always valuable, but when you\u2019re learning a new skill, it\u2019s especially important because you\u2019re actively building new connections in your brain. And you don\u2019t want to build the wrong connections.<\/p>\n

A helpful way to grasp how our brain forms new connections and neural pathways is to imagine you\u2019re going sledding on fresh powder. Once you lay down the first few runs and carve out a groove, the sled slips easily onto the track. With each additional ride, the groove gets deeper and it becomes easier to follow the same path.<\/p>\n

Similarly, each rep you do when learning a new skill engraves the skill on your brain<\/a>. So it\u2019s crucial when learning a new skill to always do perfect reps so that you engrave the proper technique. Otherwise you\u2019re creating a path through the snow that\u2019ll lead you right into a tree.<\/p>\n

A few bad reps early on can create a long-lasting bad habit that\u2019s difficult to break.<\/p>\n

Getting Rid of Bad Habits<\/h3>\n

Changing established habits is\u00a0difficult, which is why it\u2019s not easy to re-work your jump shot. You\u2019re not just building a new skill from scratch, you\u2019re dealing with competing neural pathways.<\/p>\n

You currently have a deeply-engraved neural pathway that you\u2019ve used thousands of times before. That\u2019s a deep rut for your sled. To change your shot, you have to build another neural pathway that is deep enough to compete with the old one. And that takes a lot of trips down the mountain.<\/p>\n

More specifically, it takes a lot of trips down the mountain in a new groove. Reinforcing that new groove requires precise reps and full concentration to avoid slipping into the old pathway.<\/p>\n

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