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Practice makes perfect

These talks drive home the many different ways to get better at what you care about.

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How to get better at the things you care about
11:12

Eduardo Briceño

How to get better at the things you care about

11 minutes 12 seconds
The power of believing that you can improve
10:10

Carol Dweck

The power of believing that you can improve

10 minutes 10 seconds
Grit: The power of passion and perseverance
05:59

Angela Lee Duckworth

Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

5 minutes 59 seconds
A kinder, gentler philosophy of success
16:37

Alain de Botton

A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

16 minutes 37 seconds
My journey to yo-yo mastery
10:14

BLACK

My journey to yo-yo mastery

10 minutes 14 seconds
Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores
10:40

Sal Khan

Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores

10 minutes 40 seconds
Smash fear, learn anything
16:04

Tim Ferriss

Smash fear, learn anything

16 minutes 4 seconds
Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?
14:39

David Epstein

Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?

14 minutes 39 seconds
How I held my breath for 17 minutes
20:02

David Blaine

How I held my breath for 17 minutes

20 minutes 2 seconds
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