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Why repetition saves time

Why repetition saves time

From the course: Productivity Tips: Finding Your Productive Mindset

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Why repetition saves time

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- When I say the word repetition, what comes to your mind? For many people, it's going to be a feeling of annoyance or boredom. However, repetition is a powerful principle of productivity. We understand that it's necessary for great performers and athletes to repeat. They practice again and again until they reach automatic mastery. Jerry Seinfeld is arguably one of the greatest entertainers of all time. In 1981, he got his first opportunity to appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. How many times do you think he practiced his five minute set before got up on stage and was broadcast into millions of homes across the United States? If you guessed in the neighborhood of 200 times, you'd be correct. That's how many times he went to various New York nightclubs and practiced that same five minute set over and over. Why? Because he understood that mastery comes through powerful repetition. And yet, in the…

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