How many times do you have to repeat an action before you learn it?

Question

I'm talking about motor skill acquisition. How many times do you have to repeat an action before you've done it enough? I'm trying to make my guitar practice efficient and I don't want to practice things more than necessary, but I also don't want to NOT do it enough. Do you know what the absolute minimum number of repetitions necessary before it is learned? Do you think if you just went through the action one time and you did it very carefully with attention, that that would be enough? I'm not talking about rehearsing something that you've already learned, I'm talking about learning something initially and reinforcing perfect technique. When I practice something that I already know, I don't worry about how many times I did it. I just wondered if anyone knows the minimum number of times that an action needs to be reinforced. For how long and how often should you practice? I've heard that 30 minutes per day is enough, but that is not enough for me because I enjoy playing guitar.

Answer 1

This depends on the individual. Some people have really good kinesthetic learning, and can pick up physical skills with a small amount of practice. For other people it takes longer. The only way you're going to know when you've practiced enough is by observing yourself; counting reps isn't going to do it for you.

I suspect that small doses repeated day after day is going to get you better quicker than really long sessions. On the other hand, if you have the time to dedicate to lots of practice every day, go for it! Since you enjoy playing the guitar there is absolutely no reason to limit yourself to some arbitrary number amount of time per day.

Answer 2

there are many more ways if i may include 1. smiling ( smiling is also counted as charity) 2. educating someone 3. planting a tree' 4. building a mosque/ a shelter / a school 5. raising pious kids who may carry on your work n obey u even after ur death ( sadaqa jariya) 6. patting their head of an orphan is a deed of great reward 7. raising 3 or more daughters ( that has more thawab than raisng boys) 8. visiting a sick be they believers or non believers 9. feeding an animal 10. stopping someone from doing anything evil ( be it even a child hurting any animal) u have dun good u have mentioned ahadith related to them i dint have much time so just mentioned what i could remember jazakallah khair waiting for second part

Answer 3

It Takes 21 Days To Learn A New Habit

Answer 4

You don't need to learn anything. It is spontaneous generation of psychopathic remedy skills.

Answer 5

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