{"id":370,"date":"2021-07-19T11:58:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikerouleaumentalskills.optimalmentalgame.com\/?p=370"},"modified":"2021-07-19T11:58:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:58:32","slug":"taking-lessons-take-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikerouleaumentalskills.optimalmentalgame.com\/?p=370","title":{"rendered":"Taking Lessons? Take Notes!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you taking lessons to improve your technical and performance skills?  Having a coach can be invaluable to helping you achieve your goals.  The cost of taking lessons from a good coach can actually be very cost effective \u2013 you can waste a lot of shotshells and targets honing bad habits that a good coach could pick up on and help you correct quickly!   More than likely, you will achieve your goals much more efficiently with the help of a coach.  If you are taking lessons, what do you do with the information after each lesson?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider taking notes either during or as soon as possible after each lesson is complete.\u00a0 I learned this technique some 40 years ago (ouch) when a freshman at NCSU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0I noticed that during my classes, most of my classmates were busy scribbling down every word the professor would utter or write down on the blackboard.\u00a0 What they were not doing was paying real attention to what the professor was trying to say.\u00a0 I learned that it was much more effective to listen carefully with a focus on comprehension \u2013 and then to take brief notes on the essence of what the instructor\u2019s key points were.\u00a0 As I mentioned in my post on New Year\u2019s Resolutions HERE<\/a>, writing down the key notes were like etching them directly into my brain.\u00a0 Many times, I would never even refer back to the notes \u2013 the simply act of writing then down was enough to remember the information.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do the same thing now after a session with my coach.\u00a0 I find it difficult to break the rhythm of a lesson to take notes, but immediately after I get home, I hand write my notes using pen and paper.\u00a0 For me, the act of actually manually writing down the notes is much more effective than typing them as far as having recall of the information.\u00a0 I do keep a notebook and pen handy during a lesson in case there is some compelling information that I feel is important to capture immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later (within the next day or so), I enter the notes into a Word file which becomes part of my performance log.  This reinforces the information another time.  I toss the original hand written notes away at this point.  My performance log consists of both my lesson notes as well as my notes from practices and competitions.  I do refer back to these notes frequently to detect patterns and themes.  Don\u2019t hesitate to share your notes with your coach!  Doing so can help to correct any misunderstandings immediately!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you aren\u2019t working with a coach, consider doing so.\u00a0 If you are, make sure you are getting the best bang for your buck by keeping notes from your sessions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you taking lessons to improve your technical and performance skills?  Having a coach can be invaluable to helping you achieve your goals.  The cost of taking lessons from a good coach can actually be very cost effective \u2013 you can waste a lot of shotshells and targets honing bad habits that a good coach 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