Evidence That You Should Probably Be Taking Practice "Micro-Breaks," if You Want to Maximize Learning.
I think we all know that taking short breaks between practice sessions is a good thing. But a recent study suggests that to maximize learning, we also ought to be taking short micro-breaks within each practice session. Because it seems that most of our learning doesn't take place when our fingers are moving, but in the short rest periods between the moments when we're actively performing a skill.
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2021-07-11
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