Emphasis Preaching Journal

There is good reason for repetition, and growth through it, if one keeps head, hands, and heart focused. People who keep track of such things indicate the average person has to repeat an activity at least 28 times before it becomes second-nature. Children who have spoken incorrectly, or misspelled a word or phrase, find it difficult to repeat the error if they have had to speak or spell correctly in a repetitive pattern (I remember a second-grade experience in which I had to write, "I will not throw erasers," 50 times; and I never threw another eraser afterward).