○The Moment of Losing Confidence

     No matter what you are working on, there will come a time when you no longer feel progress through repetition. Human growth tends to follow a pattern of "slightly increasing → slightly decreasing → rapidly increasing" and repeats this cycle. Basic techniques in playing musical instruments or sports involve simple movements, but when you repeat the same movement for 30 minutes to an hour, the number of mistakes increases. As the body becomes tired, it may feel like the senses are becoming numb. Some people might interpret this as their performance worsening or their skills declining, leading to a temporary loss of confidence. When this happens, it's essential to take a break. During the break, your body and mind will recover, and when you resume practice, you'll find it smoother than before the break. However, this only applies to the efforts within a day, as the body will still be tired, and the accuracy of the movements will continue to decrease. If you keep repeating this process for several days, there will come a time when you feel off for a few days, but once that period passes, you'll experience significant growth.

    In essence, reaching long-term memory is achieved through this repetition. Since the body learns the movements by repeating them, long-term memory is formed, and the quality of the long-term memory varies from person to person.