Plateau effect

Ebbinghaus hypothesized that the use of the ancient mnemonic device, Method of Loci, and spaced repetition can help overcome the plateau effect.

[5][6] In fitness, the Exercise Plateau Effect refers to when a body becomes accustomed to a certain stimulus and thus ceases to respond to it.

The theorist that came up with this theory was K. Anders Ericsson who said: "Our civilization has always recognized exceptional individuals, whose performance in sports, the arts, and science is vastly superior to that of the rest of the population".

[11] This quote coincides with the three stages because these would be the main topics or ideas that would come in mind to reach the plateau effect in many of people.

When these conditions are met, practice improves accuracy and speed of performance on cognitive, perceptual, and motor tasks.

[16][17] According to the authors, the common causes of plateaus include immunity, greedy algorithm, bad timing, flow issues, distorted data, distraction, failing slowly, and perfectionism.