Playbooks
From cashier to barista: how long until you are good?
Moving from cashier to barista, how long until you are good? Most feel competent in weeks and smooth in a few months. Here is what speeds it up.
Lawrence Arya··3 min
Playbooks
How long does muscle memory take in a new cafe job?
How long until the bar feels automatic? Recipe recall can be automatic in weeks; hand muscle memory takes a couple of months of reps. Here is how to speed it.
Lawrence Arya··3 min
Playbooks
How to test your coffee muscle memory on mobile
You can test your coffee recipe recall on your phone before a shift. Here is how to drill builds on mobile and what muscle memory really means here.
Lawrence Arya··3 min
Playbooks
Coffee shop drink builder practice for new baristas
Drink builder practice means rehearsing the build of each drink from memory, in order, before your shift. Here is how to do it without a machine.
Lawrence Arya··4 min