How to Know If Practice Will Be a Waste of Time
It’s a fact that all practice sessions are not equal. In some cases, practice makes you better and in other cases practice is a waste of time. Wouldn’t it be great to know in advance what type of practice you are about to participate in? Maybe you could save some time by just skipping the practice sessions that are a waste of time, or maybe you could change the outcome of that practice, so it won’t be a waste.
So here is a little nugget of wisdom that I hope you can use to avoid wasting your time in practice. Those who have a specific goal for every practice and have a means to measure as well as progress towards that goal will always make good use of their time in practice. Those who don’t do this will always waste their time.
In other words, if you just show up to a two-hour practice and your only goal is to practice for two hours, you are wasting your time. Unquestionably, time is important, but not the most important of all the factors that make a practice productive. Of course, you can’t avoid putting in the time. However, that time is wasted if you don’t use it wisely.
Simply stated, if you start practice without planning out your goals for that practice, practice will be a waste of time. While it may not be a complete waste of time, you definitely won’t get the most out of it.