Playing a video game requires a number
of layers (habits) to be built, in order to progress through the
game. Those who don't have the patience to persevere through failure
after failure won't experience the heightened skill development that
results from this process. But ask any garner: if you keep trying,
you will see improvement, and knowing you're getting better is the
affirming knowledge that often gives us the perseverance to keep
struggling ahead, no matter how slow the progress. Gamers feed off of
each little crumb of confidence which eventually grows into a pride
and certainty that fighting forward is going to get them to the goal.
Musicians do the very same thing, day after day, practicing their
instrument to build new layers of habits. And it's no wonder that
both gamers and musicians are more likely to evidence resilience and
strength even when they fail--they'll just keep trying, again and
again, until they reach success.
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