“To become really good at anything, you have to practice and repeat, practice and repeat, until the technique becomes intuitive”

—  Paulo Coelho , book Aleph

Source: Aleph (2011)
Context: Routine has nothing to do with repetition. To become really good at anything, you have to practice and repeat, practice and repeat, until the technique becomes intuitive.

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