Description

Breaking goals into small, achievable steps and progressively increasing difficulty.

Benefits

Accelerates skill acquisition, maintains motivation, reduces overwhelm.

Example

After failing to stick with learning piano, Tasha discovered successive approximation — starting with tiny wins. She stopped trying to “practice for an hour” and instead focused on just opening the app and playing one scale. From there, she added small, regular steps: one song, then two, then chords. It built confidence, and eventually, daily practice became second nature. It felt less like discipline, more like momentum.

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