What to do when practice doesn’t make perfect
Though we like to think “putting in the hours” is always enough — it isn’t. This is what to do when practice doesn’t make perfect.
by: E.B. Johnson
As humans, many of us strive each day to reach some contrived sense of perfection which is based not only on our experiences, but the things that we want for and from our futures. Perfection is a loft word, and the actions it takes to reach it are even loftier. From the time we are children, we’re told that just giving our all is enough to reach these ideals, but is that the truth? Does practice really make perfect? Unfortunately, no.
Though we’ve all heard the power of the “10,000 hour” rule, there is not really any truth behind the phrase “practice makes perfect”. Perfect is a strange word, and one with different connotations and meanings to different people. What is “perfect” to one person is not exceptional to another and vice versa. Though we can become better at the skills and habits we strive to master, true perfection is something that can never be reached and that comes down to a number of factors.
