7 March: Doing It A Second Time

Published 2022-03-07 22:00 Updated 2022-03-07 22:30 112 words 1 min read ... Page views Handwritten Every word here was typed by me.

The same job, done twice, was faster and steadier — between “can do it” and “know it by heart” lie repetitions.

7 March, sunny

Today I rewrote something I had written last week. The second time went far faster and far steadier.

The first time, my head was only on “finishing it”. The second time I began to see details — what was padded, what was vague, what could be better. So that is what lies between “can do it” and “know it by heart”: repetitions.

Repetition doesn’t drain you; repetition is where fluency grows. Hands remembering before the head does is a good thing.

Do something carefully twice, and by the third time you are no longer the person you were.

One small thing, repeated once. That’s all for today.

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