Iteration iteration, doing something again and again, each time using what we learned from the last time, is how we improve. We do not get it right the first time. We try. We see what happens. We change one thing. We try again. That loop—try, observe, adjust, try again—is iteration. It is the engine of craft, of experiment, and of learning. First, we have a version—a draft, a prototype, a first attempt. Then we test it or use it. We notice what works and what does not. Then we make a small change. We try again. Over many iterations, we get closer to what we want. We do not have to know everything at the start. We only have to be willing to repeat and to learn from each round. Iteration can be misused. We might repeat without changing anything and expect a different result. We might change too much at once and not know what made the difference. So good iteration means changing one thing at a time when we can, and watching the result. When we pass knowledge on, we often pass on the habit of iterating—of not giving up at the first failure, but of trying again with a small adjustment. That habit is part of continuity. What is something you have improved by doing it more than once?