[oldsklgdfth]

Recently started running again and I have to consistently remind myself to take it easy and not overdo it. 3 weeks ago getting through 20 mins was a struggle. Now after 20 mins I feel like I can do 20 more. That's a good way to get hurt.

Consistency is like compound interest. If you get 15-20 mins of easy-paced exercise in 6 times a week (or even daily), you will get more exercise done than if you do 2-3 hard workouts. In addition, you reduce the chances of injury.

[snazz]

This seems to be true of learning as well. It's strange how easy it is (for me at least) to break the cycle of doing something every day--I tell myself that it's okay to skip today so long as I make it up tomorrow (or on the weekend or whatever). At that point it's easy to keep putting it off just through inertia.

[oldsklgdfth]

I learned this over and over again in college. Cramming is never as effective as smaller chucks of daily studying.

Learning a new mathematical technique or programming paradigm is similar to exercise. Your brain needs to develop some "muscle" memory for a new way of thinking to stick.