A ceramics teacher split her class in half; Group A was graded on quality. Group B was graded on quantity.
Both had a whole semester to make the best pot.
What the teacher found was interesting. Not only did Group B make a far better pot, but they also had more creative, intuitive, and well-built designs.
It seems counter-intuitive that the group who didn’t think it out half as much did twice as well.
But doing is improving.
Research like this proves it time and time again: repeating the process is more valuable than constant perfection.
Failure should be part of learning. It’s a natural catalyst for learning from mistakes.
Make another pot!