jayedgar06 t1_jad5nxp wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:14 PM

I understand the insanity definition. But the definition is “doing the same thing over and over” practice is doing something and getting new results and moving onto something harder

vankamperer OP t1_jad945i wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:36 PM

practice is playing the same piano piece, hitting the same tennis stroke, etc. expecting better results each time. i rest my shower thought..

jayedgar06 t1_jad96er wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:37 PM

And you get better results

willsmithsrightpalm t1_jadfr35 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:19 PM

You missed the whole part about actively assessing your technique, identifying weaknesses to work on, taking advice from experts, building muscle memory, etc.

Tell me you're not good at anything without telling me you're not good at anything.

vankamperer OP t1_jae8tq7 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 8:21 PM

which is why the belabored cliche about insanity, incorrectly attributed to Albert Einstein, is flatly wrong... because it fails to take into account many other variable factors like learning and chance, etc.

willsmithsrightpalm t1_jae99pk wrote on February 28, 2023 at 8:24 PM

What? No. Somehow you're confusing insanity with practice.

His quote is literal. Like if you were trying to figure out a math problem, but got into a loop of literally using the same equations and numbers every single time instead of trying new formulas. Like no matter how many times you put 2+2 in your calculator it will always say 4.

Idk how you misinterpreted that so poorly.