Lost Skill… Try a New One
If you have lost a skill or a memory, practice that skill over and over until you get better at it. “Practice makes perfect.” The same is true of new skills you want to take on.
I hadn’t stretched my hamstrings for years and began to stretch them. The feeling was incredibly weird and uncomfortable. After stretching every day for months, the weird sensation stopped, and muscle began building up. The same goes for every new area I start stretching. A lost skill can be resurrected!
I forgot how to do some simple cognitive things – I thought I was getting dementia. I started to do things that would help my brain. I took guidance as I was given. I changed a lot in my life and finally I could remember better and write again. Now I make sure to practice every day. It will get better as I continue.
When I was learning to play tennis, I started hitting at a wall, very regularly. I hit the ball in the garage and got all my shots above one slat of the garage door which was comparable to the net height. I became very good at hitting the tennis ball. Just practice and get muscle memory to kick in. Challenge yourself!
Learn skills – try new ones. Challenge yourself!
The main thing is – practice, practice, practice! If you think you’re no good and give up, then of course you give in to defeat, and will never be good. Granted, certain people have natural skills, and others have other skills. But step out of the box – try something different. Try new skills, to challenge your brain and to challenge your muscle skill set. If at first, you don’t succeed – keep at it until you do succeed! It will feel like such an accomplishment!
P.R.