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On the specific mechanism of self improvement. Cycles of Intense focus, activity, followed by deep rest. Checkout Andre Huberman's podcast "a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine"

http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/andrew-huberman

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Video version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLJowTOkZVo

I think anyone who has trained to a relatively high level in a sport can relate with that. I've often come back after a long break playing better than before. Also sometimes you just get a click a-ha moment and you've suddenly gotten past a plateau that had been plaguing you for ages.

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