Big Bad Voodoo Posted May 22, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) Is “practice makes perfect” an age-old adage to live by or just thinking inside-the-box? http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112853067/practice-makes-perfect-may-not-be-true-052113/ Edited May 22, 2013 by the L 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted May 22, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I think it does, maybe not with everything. If its over your head you might not ever get better at it. Something like video games the more you play the better you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted May 22, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) I'd argue practice makes permanent. Good or bad. Depends how you are practicing something doesn't it? I can practice incorrectly as easily as correctly. Thus, the need for correction from others or even yourself. Learning something is a process and i doubt most catch on perfectly at every step. Edited May 22, 2013 by QuiteContrary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Only Posted May 22, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I think loving what you are practicing makes all of the difference. That said, practicing makes you more comfortable in what you're doing, opening the door wider to your theoretical inherent skill/talent/creativity, I almost want to say. But I think the type of thinking/feeling necessary to learn different things is very important. Some people might just not have as adept a mind at the mental/physical processes used to learn chess, learn to play drums, juggle, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiskatonicGrad Posted May 23, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I had someone tell me perfect practice makes perfect. if your practice is not perfect then you will just get real good at doing it wrong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted May 25, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 25, 2013 I'm not sure about 'perfect', but if you practice anything for long enough it usually helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted May 26, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I think one can practice too much in the sense that it takes time for the brain to assimilate what is practiced. For instance, if I practice a complicated riff on my bass, after a while I get pretty good at it, but it's not perfect. If I wait a few hours or a day and pick up the bass again, miraculously I can now play that part better than I could the day before. My brain has had time to re-wire itself. Hmm...maybe if I stop thinking for a few days that task may get better, too. That would really be miraculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted May 26, 2013 #8 Share Posted May 26, 2013 maybe if I stop thinking for a few days that task may get better, too. That would really be miraculous. . if that were the case Kid, then politicians would all be newtons & einsteins!! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Crane Feather Posted May 26, 2013 #9 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Perfect practice makes perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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