Slow down to the speed where you stop making the mistake. That’s your real tempo today.
RESILIENCE
WHAT THIS MEANS
Practising at a speed you cannot control is practising the error. Your real tempo on a given day is the fastest one where the thing still comes out right, and that number moves: lower when you are tired, higher when you are warm. Working above it feels productive and installs the mistake more deeply. Working at it is what moves the ceiling.
Find your accurate speed today by slowing down until the error disappears, then stay there for several repetitions. Raise it slightly, and drop back the moment the mistake returns. Accept that today’s number may be lower than yesterday’s.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
At what pace do your errors actually stop happening?
MORE IN DISCIPLINE, WORK & STANDARDS
- Not every free hour needs to be productive. But you should know which hours are rest and which are hiding.
- A good apprentice watches the expert’s hands, not just the finished product. Learn the how.
- Somebody has to bottle-feed the orphaned calf before sunrise. Some responsibilities make you grow up a little faster.
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