Horsemanship is like this as well. Short lessons, end on high note. Get off and praise. I use compounding as a model, where I evaluate the risk of pushing past

Horsemanship is like this as well. Short lessons, end on high note. Get off and praise. I use compounding as a model, where I evaluate the risk of pushing past comfort level based on whether I have the ability to return to a calm high note ending if my gambit goes sideways. Regular small improvement yields a higher and more reliable trajectory than grinding toward inconsistent leaps that exhaust a lot of wasted effort. I'm learning there is a cargo cult around work and effort in that it is a substitute for the tact and intelligence you get with a lighter approach. Like managers who think they are getting results by having staff work through suffering, and point to how hard people are working as an indicator of their ability to lead. Whether it's horses or people, it's always a disgusting spectacle. My trainer likes to say, "go slow, I'm in a hurry."