You will see some crew members begin their training with a non-verbal contact. This technique is called "Saltin"', and is broken up into phases. Dedicating about a month to put each phase into operation works well. Observe that short-range goals were always set, so the "task-at-hand" never looked too large to deal with. And, when those little times of disappointment or failure did come, it was easy to encourage oneself by reflecting upon all the little victories won. ~~
