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> [Baby steps are the royal road to skill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/baby-steps-are-the-royal-road-to-skill/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

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> [The staggering babies embody the deepest truth about deep practice: to get good, it's helpful to be willing, or even enthusiastic, about being bad. Baby steps are the royal road to skill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/the-staggering-babies-embody-the-deepest-truth-about-deep-practice-to/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

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## More by Daniel Coyle

> [“GIVE A NEW SKILL A MINIMUM OF EIGHT WEEKS”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/give-a-new-skill-a-minimum-of-eight-weeks/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [“Q: Why is targeted, mistake-focused practice so effective? A: Because the best way to build a good circuit is to fire it, attend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/q-why-is-targeted-mistake-focused-practice-so-effective-a-because-the/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [“Studies show that even a brief connection with a role model can vastly increase unconscious motivation. For example, being told that you share a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/studies-show-that-even-a-brief-connection-with-a-role-model-can/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [“Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice makes myelin, and myelin makes perfect.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/practice-doesn-t-make-perfect-practice-makes-myelin-and-myelin-makes/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [“Q: Why is targeted, mistake-focused practice so effective? A: Because the best way to build a good circuit is to fire it, attend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/q-why-is-targeted-mistake-focused-practice-so-effective-a-because-the-2/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [Deep practice is built on a paradox: struggling in certain targeted ways-operating at the edges of your ability, where you make mistakes-makes you smarter.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/deep-practice-is-built-on-a-paradox-struggling-in-certain-targeted/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [Baby steps are the royal road to skill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/baby-steps-are-the-royal-road-to-skill/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [“As the martial artist and actor Bruce Lee said, “I fear not the man who has practiced ten thousand kicks once, but I fear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/as-the-martial-artist-and-actor-bruce-lee-said-i-fear-not-the-man-who/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [Failure is not a verdict; making mistakes is the price of the ticket.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/failure-is-not-a-verdict-making-mistakes-is-the-price-of-the-ticket/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [“Deep practice, however, doesn't obey the same math. Spending more time is effective—but only if you're still in the sweet spot at the edge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/deep-practice-however-doesn-t-obey-the-same-math-spending-more-time/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [The solution is to ignore the bad habit and put your energy toward building a new habit that will override the old one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/the-solution-is-to-ignore-the-bad-habit-and-put-your-energy-toward/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [“The blame lies with our brains. While they are really good at building circuits, they are awful at unbuilding them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/the-blame-lies-with-our-brains-while-they-are-really-good-at-building/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [To sum up: it's time to rewrite the maxim that practice makes perfect. The truth is, practice makes myelin, and myelin makes perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/to-sum-up-it-s-time-to-rewrite-the-maxim-that-practice-makes-perfect/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [“The sweet spot: that productive, uncomfortable terrain located just beyond our current abilities, where our reach exceeds our grasp. Deep practice is not simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/the-sweet-spot-that-productive-uncomfortable-terrain-located-just/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

> [Deep practice feels a bit like exploring a dark and unfamiliar room. You start slowly, you bump into furniture, stop, think, and start again.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-coyle/deep-practice-feels-a-bit-like-exploring-a-dark-and-unfamiliar-room/)

[Daniel Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-coyle/)

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