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Deliberate-Practice Plan

🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-08-06 🔷 SkillSpec L3 pm-learning

Design deliberate practice that actually builds a skill — targeted, effortful, feedback-driven — instead of mindless repetition that just entrenches your current level. Use when asked how do I practice X effectively, my practice isn't working, design a practice routine, or deliberate practice for. Produces a breakdown of the skill into trainable sub-skills, drills that target your specific weaknesses at the edge of your ability, a feedback mechanism, and a session structure — because time spent practicing is not the same as time spent improving.

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🗣 Say this to your agent

“How do I practice basketball shooting effectively?”“My guitar practice isn't making me better — design a real routine.”“Deliberate practice plan for improving my writing.”“I want to get better at public speaking — how should I practice?”“Break down this skill so I can actually train the weak parts.”

What to give it

The skill — what you want to get better at
Your weak spots — where you're weakest (or a request to help identify them)
How you practice now — to spot the mindless-repetition trap
Feedback available — coach, recording, metrics, or none yet
Time — how long/often you can practice

✅ The bar it holds itself to

Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.

The skill is broken into specific trainable sub-skills
Practice targets the weakness at the edge of ability, not the fun parts
A feedback mechanism is built in
Sessions are short and effortful, not long and mindless
There's a way to track that it's working

⚠️ What it refuses to do

**Mindless repetition** of the whole skill.
**Practicing your strengths** because they're enjoyable.
**No feedback loop** — practicing mistakes.
**Long autopilot sessions** instead of short focused ones.
**"Just do it more"** with no structure.

Install

npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude   # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcp

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