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What Do You Actually Want with Deliberate practice and skill acquisition?

Discover what you truly want through deliberate practice. Explore ancient wisdom to clarify your deepest goals and design a life of intentional skill-build

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What you’ll practice

This is a reflective practice guided by Patan. It gives you one honest question to sit with — the kind that moves you from thinking about an idea to working with it.

The reflection itself unfolds in conversation with Patan, where it adapts to your situation — so you practice it together rather than reading it off the page.

Practice this with Patan
Begin the reflection in a coaching conversation, where it meets what you’re actually working through.
Understand first
Svadhyaya: Self-Study and Introspective LearningSantosha: Contentment Within Progressive MasteryPratyahara: Sensory Control and Attention ManagementAbhyasa: Sustained Repetitive PracticeIshvara Pranidhana: Surrender to Something Greater Than Ego
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Peri
New to this practice?

Peri can explain what this practice is for, help you decide whether it fits what you’re working through, and point you to the right place to begin.

Ready to practice this?

Begin the reflection with your coach, or tell Peri what you’re working through.