What is practice?

The word practice, perhaps, is present in the lexiconof every adult person, and we are accustomed to perceive it as something very simple and understandable, but the scientific definition of this term sounds very tricky. Practice is a reasonable activity of a person, which is based on a conscious goal-setting and is directed to the transformation of reality.

Origin of the word

The word "practice" comes from the ancient Greekwords, which in translation means "activity". And, frankly speaking, the word "activity" perfectly defines the word "practice" without supplementation with any complex terms. So we perceive the practice - as any kind of activity.

Theory and practice

The opposite of practice is theory. Theorists develop ideas and concepts, practice verify their consistency in the real world. The theory without practice becomes pointless, but practice without theory is blind.

Practice: judicial, industrial, spiritual ...

Sometimes, in order to give an additionalmeaning of the word "practice", it is accompanied by an adjective. So, the term "industrial practice" is used in training and denotes the transfer of theories studied over the years of training to real production experience. At the same time, the student keeps a special diary on the results of the practice (Read in another article how to fill in the practice diary).

Judicial and medical practice is called, respectively, the activities of a lawyer and a doctor, spiritual practice - the practice of individual self-improvement.