Pulled off the grill, the meat keeps cooking while it rests. Some progress happens after you stop working.

Heat keeps moving through food after the fire is gone, which is why cutting into it immediately ruins what was about to be good. Your own learning does something similar. The practice session ends and your brain keeps sorting it overnight, so the improvement often shows up the next day rather than during the work.

Build the rest into your plan instead of treating it as laziness. Finish studying earlier than feels responsible and sleep on it. After a hard session, resist reviewing footage or replaying every mistake. Come back tomorrow and notice what got easier on its own.