If practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect then why practice?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker points out a logical flaw in the idea that practice leads to perfection.
- In plain terms
- If nobody is perfect, why practice to be perfect?
- What can you take from it?
- Question the goal of absolute perfection.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is perfection a useful goal?
- What is the point of practice?
Another view
Practice improves skill even if perfection is impossible.
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