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Practice Makes Permanent

Unproductive daily habits can counteract the benefits of kaizen events

Bruce Hamilton
Wed, 05/04/2011 - 11:18
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In my last blog post, “Everybody Everyday” I made the case for regular practice of new perspectives, behaviors, and practices. All new learners begin by just “going through the motions” and gradually become proficient through regular practice. I’ve personally gone to sleep many nights pondering a new concept or thinking about a new skill only to awaken the next morning with greater understanding. It seems as though our brains actively reflect on the day’s experiences while we sleep. Each day of practice that we miss is therefore a day void of that particular learning. It’s time lost that cannot be made up by cramming. I’m not offering proof here, only my own repeated experience.

In the case of my 7-year-old son’s guitar lessons, I reminded him of this: Practice makes perfect.

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Submitted by dvanputten on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 11:47

Doing the wrong thing righter

The late Russell Ackoff used to discuss doing the wrong thing righter. Meaning, first we need to think about what is the right thing to do before improving, practicing, etc. We want to do the right thing righter and not the wrong thing righter.

 

Also, Dr. John Medina, author of "Brain Rules," discusses current theories in brain science about the brain learning during sleep. Based on your experiences, you may enjoy reading his book.

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