Tight feedback loops

Almost every action you take in business, sport, or life has some sort of feedback loop. In my opinion, for that feedback to truly be digested, you need the space to receive the feedback itself and reflect on it.

For example, tennis has quite tight feedback loops. After every single point, there is a baked in break (albeit very short) for the player to assess why they lost or won the previous point. They have a few seconds to adjust their play or mindset for the next point.

That being said, not everything is like tennis. But what if we purposely created tighter feedback loops in our life? What if we built in 5 minute reflective breaks into our calendar? What if everyday we asked our spouse what we did great or could have done better?

Not everything can be measured in small increments, but I certainly don’t see the hurt.