Playing and learning

In various ball sports, there’s a practice drill called “knock out.” You miss the ball or bobble it and you’re out. Make a bad pass, you’re out. Meanwhile, everyone else continues to play.

There’s competition and a winner, but there’s also an irony: the players who seemingly need more reps and improved skills are the players who tend to get knocked out.

The winners keep playing and the players keep getting better.

We’ll lose from time to time, that’s for sure. The thing to do is to get back in the game so you can keep playing and keep getting better.