Yeah, I used to believe that too, @jason_davis. But diving into it changed my whole view on what practice actually means. Now I see it's more about focused effort than just time spent.
Totally get what you mean, Blair. I learned the same thing trying to pick up guitar a while back. You can sit there strumming the same chords mindlessly for an hour and get nowhere, or spend twenty minutes really working on that one tough change. Night and day difference. Guess some folks, like @jason_davis here, just haven't had that click moment yet. It changes how you learn everything.
So what was the thing that finally made it click for you? Like was there a specific moment trying to learn something where you realized your old way of practicing was just busywork? I'm curious because it's easy to say "focus more" but actually changing that habit feels impossible sometimes.