Mastering New Skills with Blocked Exercises
If you've ever spent an hour at the driving range hitting nothing but your 7-iron, you've been doing blocked exercises without even realizing it. It's one of the most common ways we try to learn something new, whether we're talking about a sports skill, a musical instrument, or even a complex math formula. The idea is pretty simple: you pick one specific movement or task and you repeat it over and over again until you can practically do it in your sleep. ...