Repeating Tasks ≠ Progress
“A teacher divides a class into two groups. Group A only has to produce one clay pot. Group B has to make as many clay pots as possible. In the end, not only did Group B make more clay pots, but their final pots were better than the ones made by Group A. Quantity leads to quality.”
The argument in The Clay Pot Story is that if you want to get better, you’ve got to produce again and again, not theorise over it. But it is missing a big component.
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