The second myth holds that if you do something…

The second myth holds that if you do something for long enough, you're bound to get better at it. Again, we know better. Doing the same thing over and over again in exactly the same way is not a recipe for improvement; it is a recipe for stagnation and gradual decline.

— from Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit) · Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Ansers Ericsson and Robert Pool

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You are not. Doing the same thing over and over in the same way is not a recipe for improvement — it is a recipe for stagnation and slow decline. It helps to know that not all change is the same size. — Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit)

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