Practicing but making no progress

Situation

• You have been practicing regularly for some time
• Effort and time invested feel substantial
• Improvement is minimal or inconsistent
• You are unsure whether to practice more or change approach
• Motivation is declining despite continued effort

This situation appears when repetition replaces effective learning.

Verdict

VERDICT: STOP

Continuing the same practice will not produce progress. More repetition will reinforce the current plateau.

Why this verdict

• Practice is not targeting a specific weakness
• Feedback is absent or too vague to guide adjustment
• Repetition is occurring without deliberate focus

Without change, effort accumulates but progress does not.

What happens if you continue

• You will invest more time with little measurable improvement
• Frustration will increase as effort feels wasted
• Confidence in your ability to improve will erode

Extended plateaus often lead to burnout rather than mastery.

A safer next step

Stop repeating the same practice routine.

Reset how you practice: - Identify one concrete skill gap - Practice only that gap deliberately - Introduce clear feedback before increasing volume

Focused adjustment is safer than more repetition.