Why Lowering Standards Can Sometimes Promote Better Learning
In many areas of our life (surgery, aviation, and dealing with bedbugs are a few things that come to mind), I think it’s fair to say that having really high standards is a very good thing. Intuitively, you’d think that the same would be true when it comes to learning and performing an instrument as well. But as you’ll see in today’s study, that’s not always the case. As in, there are times when relaxing or lowering our standards can actually lead to better learning, and better performance too...