Muscle Memory

Today, I want to share with you guys what I realized about MUSCLE MEMORY.

Muscle memory is the act of committing a specific motor task into memory through repetition, leading to a learned motion that will require less brainpower in the future.

For example, whenever you read, you don't really need to think about it, right? You just read straight without needing to focus on each letter or word. That's because you already have muscle memory when it comes to reading (I know that most of you guys already know this, it's just to emphasize my point).

Right now, as you try to learn new skills and practice every day, for example, you are developing muscle memory in the area that you chose.

Right now, being 38 years old, I realize how important muscle memory is when it come to overall productivity in later life. I know I would never have acquired it if it were not for consistent hard work for more than 16 years. Muscle memory cannot be gained in a short time. It requires incremental steps that have been taken over years, or even decades.

All these small, everyday steps compound over a period of time, giving you huge advantages. For example, in our field as graphic designers, after so many years of work, we can now make a brochure in a few hours because we've already memorized the shortcut keys and know where all the commands are in the software we use. We can now focus on the project itself, rather than the ins and outs of the tool we're using. So imagine, what if you can gain muscle memory in several kinds of software?

So there you go- muscle memory being profitable and delivering tangible results. Indeed, this is the reason why 'practice makes perfect.'

It's so important that we do not waste our time being idle in the day-to-day. Time is a non-recoverable resource and we can miss out on the opportunity to build muscle memory at something.