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The 85% Rule
Also called: 15.87% failure rate, 85 percent rule, 85% rule, eighty five percent rule
Definition
Practice tends to teach you the most when a drill is hard enough that you miss now and then, but easy enough that you land most reps. A 2019 study worked out that for one kind of learning, the sweet spot is about 85% right and 15% wrong. That number comes from computer models, not dancers, but the idea behind it is a useful guide.