Get it Right the First Time

The other night, I pulled my ski adverse knee and ankle ligaments out onto the tennis court. The ball felt so heavy at first, but grimacing through the tightness of my joints, I was surprised to find the ball lighten up a bit and more consistency in my backhand than in my forehand. Unheard of! Seems practice is a good thing for my forehand (along with my pool game, I found out later that night), but a couple weeks off is good for my backhand. Funny how that is.

So what is the most prudent course of action when it comes to something that isn't making progress? Do you put endless hours of toil into it not knowing whether the effort will solicit better results? Or do you take some time off and hope your backhand irons out or just forgets its bad habits while on sebatical? To passively or actively strive for positive change, that is the dilemma. I suppose it depends on the situation.

Maybe I'll just sit back and wait for some advice on this before I actually do something, then compare notes. Or maybe I'll aggressively intensify my efforts for a little while before dropping off...aiya, having choices is sometimes not a good thing. Someone just tell me what to do.