Repetition

Don’t be afraid to do it again. If you get an unexpected result in your experiment, do it again. Perhaps you didn’t account for all of the variables. What variables are you keeping constant? And which are you testing? Don’t mistake ‘doing it again’ with repetition. If you need to, audit your experiment.

Crutch (noun): (1b): a source or means of support or assistance that is relied on heavily or excessively. Do you have a crutch? A cup of coffee first thing in the morning. A glass of wine while you’re making dinner. Popcorn when you watch a movie. Dessert after dinner. A pull buoy when you get…

Do you feel that you get winded easily when you swim? Do you continuously exhale when you face is in the water? Are you able to get oxygen in and out at a rate that sustains you for the distance that you’re endeavoring?  Do you depend on breathing to a single side? Or maybe you…

Make a point to begin again. There is no going back—just like we can’t go back in time—only forward.  Sometimes in learning it feels like one step forward, two steps back. But the truth is that we can never have the same experience twice.  Make it a deliberate practice. Take the opportunity to review what…