I was sure this was the best way to capture the hearts of the girls in my class. Problem was, I had no patience. Where the instruction booklet recommended 2 repetitions today, building to 3 next week, I did TEN reps today, building to 20 next week. Doing arm curls to build up those biceps, I hurt my wrist. I injured it so severely that it took about six months to completely heal.
Character building is a lot like physical exercise, or any form of learning.
You cannot CRAM, hoping to do in a day or week what can only be accomplished by months and years of consistent practice. There is a character gap problem in our culture today. If you doubt this, let me briefly try to convince you. Forty-eight percent of American workers admitted in a recent USA Today poll that they were involved in some unethical or illegal activity in the last twelve months. That's nearly half.