Deliberate Practice

Joshua Foer: Winning the US Memory Championship Through Memory Palaces

In March 2006, after one year of deliberate practice, Foer won the U.S. Memory Championship and set a new U.S. national record by memorizing a shuffled deck of 52 playing card...

Josh Waitzkin: Winning a World Championship Through Deliberate Practice

Waitzkin won the Tai Chi Chuan World Championship (Push Hands) in Taiwan in November 2004, overcoming a broken right hand in the finals to defeat the reigning champion. He sub...