#179 Intellectual understanding vs Internalized knowledge

ByLukas
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Intellectually understanding that the perfect speech includes a strong opening, humor, a dramatic demonstration, rhetorical elements, and emotional appeal doesn’t mean your next speech will contain those elements right away – and that’s okay.

You don’t have to master this today.

Intellectually understanding the nuances and body positioning of a yoga pose doesn’t mean the next time you stand in that pose, you’ll perform it perfectly right away – and that’s okay.

You don’t have to master this today.

Intellectually understanding verbs, tenses, or case systems in a foreign language doesn’t mean you’ll be able to use them correctly in conversations right away – and that’s okay.

You don’t have to master this today.

Turning intellectual understanding into internalized knowledge and skill is a slow, layered process:

  1. Intellectually understand which things to do differently from before.
  2. Mindfully become aware of the moment when you need to do things differently.
  3. Do things differently from before.
  4. Repeat every day.

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