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Four Steps for Using the 20 Seconds Between Points
React, recover, refocus, and prepare in sequence to separate the previous ball from the next one.
Start with this check
Moving straight to the next position after an error leaves emotion, breathing, and tactics unresolved, making the same choice easier to repeat.
Try these steps in order
- React: Return your expression and posture to neutral, and acknowledge the previous result.
- Recover: Use a long exhale to settle your breathing and release physical tension.
- Refocus: Describe the cause of the previous result in one line and choose one plan for the next point.
- Prepare: Begin the next point at the baseline with the same gesture and visual focus.
Bottom line
A routine is not a ritual that removes emotion; it is a procedure that closes the last point and opens the next action.
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