🧠 Any Sport · 30s reset
Post-Error Recovery
Process a mistake cleanly instead of replaying it.
The routine
- 1Acknowledge the feeling — it’s normal.
- 2Two slow breaths to settle.
- 3Pull one specific, useful lesson.
- 4Decide the exact cue for next time.
- 5Choose to move on, on purpose.
Cues
Self-talk cue
“Learn it, leave it.”
Breath pattern
Two 4-in / 6-out breaths.
Physical anchor
A deliberate "set it down" gesture.
Reflection
What’s the one lesson, and what’s just replay?
When & how to use it
When: After a mistake you keep replaying.
Practice it: Separate "lesson" from "replay" every time you reflect.
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