up:: [[Concepts MOC]]
tags:: #concept 
dates:: 2017-2018 (created)

# Reps
*"Reps, Reps, Reps."*   ^dbdd21

Learning, improving, deliberate practice…the underpinning of it all—the unspoken current flowing through any progression—is getting reps, in all forms, consistently and frequently.

In practicing a craft, just show up, and get reps: tiny reps, technical reps, reps from questions, reps by observation, reps by research, reps, reps, consistent, persistent reps! 

Repetitions strengthen neural pathways, which I think of in terms of [[Cobwebs into Cables]].

When working on a specific craft, and when you've passed a threshold of basic competence, then it's valuable to identify specific areas to work on and to drill them deliberately. This is called [[Deliberate Practice]], a term coined by the "expert on experts" [[K. Anders Ericsson]].

Damian Lillard talks about how [[LYT Notes 5|getting the reps]] gives him to confidence to be so clutch.

Adrian Martinez casually talks about [[2021-10-04#Adrian Martinez on getting Reps with the option|getting reps]] with the option.