学习一项技能最好的方法是什么？
原文：An old teacher of mine told me a story that stuck with me the rest of my life:

A pottery teacher split her class into two halves.

To the first half she said, "You will spend the semester studying pottery, planning, designing, and creating your perfect pot. At the end of the semester, there will be a competition to see whose pot is the best".

To the other half she said, "You will spend your semester making lots of pots. Your grade will be based on the number of completed pots you finish. At the end of the semester, you'll also have the opportunity to enter your best pot into a competition."

The first half of the class threw themselves into their research, planning, and design. Then they set about creating their one, perfect pot for the competition.

The second half of the class immediately grabbed fistfulls of clay and started churning out pots. They made big ones, small ones, simple ones, and intricate ones. Their muscles ached for weeks as they gained the strength needed to throw so many pots.

At the end of class, both halves were invited to enter their most perfect pot into the competition. Once the votes were counted, all of the best pots came from the students that were tasked with quantity. The practice they gained made them significantly better potters than the planners on a quest for a single, perfect pot.

In life, the best way to learn a skill, is to make a lot of pots.

译文：一个老教师曾经告诉过我一个故事，它使我受益终生。

一个陶艺师把他的两个班级分成了两部分。

老师对第一个小组说到：你们要用整个学期的时间学习陶瓷、设计、规划，创造出一个完美的瓷器。在这个学期结束，我们将会有一场比赛，看谁的瓷器是最好的。

老师对另一个小组说到：你们要用整个学期的时间制作大量的瓷器，你们的成绩将基于你们完成的陶瓷的数量。在这个学期结束，你们可以带着你们最好的作品参加比赛。

第一组的同学积极地开始研究、规划、设计。然后他们着手创作他们最完美的作品。

另一个小组的同学马上拿起抓起陶泥的木桶，打了地制作瓷器。他们做的有大有小，有简单的也有复杂的。他们胳膊酸痛地坚持了数周，直到积累出具有足够多的瓷器。

在这个学期结束的时候，两组的同学分别拿出了他们最优秀的作品来参加瓷器赛。当投票结果出来的时候，几乎所有优秀的作品都来自要求数量的那一组。不断增进的实践使他们成为优秀的陶瓷工，而不是追求完美的罐子的规划者,。

生活中也是一样的，学习一项技能最好的方法，就是尽可能多地制作更多的“瓷器”。

原文链接：https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-best-way-to-learn-something