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The four laws of learning are: the first is demonstration of what you want. The second is the criticism of the demonstration. The third is the '''''imitation of the correct model'', and the fourth is repetition''', over and over until it becomes habit where is you don’t think about it.

— John Wooden

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The four laws of learning are: the first is demonstration of what you want. The second is the criticism of the demonstration. The third is the '''''imitation of the correct model'', and the fourth is repetition''', over and over until it becomes habit where is you don’t think about it." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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John Wooden

About John Wooden

John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (1961) and a coach (1973). He was the first person ever enshrined in both categories; only Lenny Wilkens and Bill Sharman have since been so honored. He was awarded the presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.