Reaching Your Peak Through Deliberate Practice and Deep Work

Abi Tyas Tunggal
Aug 27, 2017 · 4 min read

I started reading Peak, a book about deliberate practice yesterday. If you haven’t heard of deliberate practice, it’s practice to get better. As opposed to staying where you are. At least, that’s how I think about it.

Let’s unpack that. Imagine you wanted to get better at playing the guitar. You have two options:

  1. Play songs you can…

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Abi Tyas Tunggal

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Growth at UpGuard, writer https://abi.substack.com/, maker https://breakout.careers. Past: Spaceship’s first employee.

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