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9/7/2026 • EN

Mindset Training: What Mental Repetition Can and Cannot Do

Explores mental repetition's effects on performance and learning, emphasizing evidence-based limits for technical professionals.

Cognitive Training Learning Psychology Mental Rehearsal Motor Performance skill acquisition

Paul Bryant

4/17/2026 • EN

What the Snare Drum Knew Before I Did

A personal reflection on how learning snare drum rudiments parallels coding, exploring preverbal competence and the discipline of practice.

Drumming Practice Procedural Knowledge programming skill acquisition

Kenneth Reitz

2/7/2020 • EN

95%-ile isn't that good

Argues that achieving the 95th percentile in many activities is not impressive, using examples from video games and real-world skills.

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Dan Luu

2/10/2019 • EN

Reproman

A developer announces 'Reproman', a project to help others learn new tech skills by focusing on problem formulation, creating reproducible examples, and list-making.

learning problem solving Reproducibility skill acquisition Technology Education

Jeroen Heijmans

Skill acquisition Articles

Mindset Training: What Mental Repetition Can and Cannot Do

What the Snare Drum Knew Before I Did

95%-ile isn't that good

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