evidence: 2. It’s rarely an accurate statement. Once you leave the laboratory, there are many, many instances in life in which you can do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result. [...] Were this definition of insanity true, I would’ve quit the game of golf after my very first round. It is only through the hitting of ball after ball after ball that muscle memory begins to kick in and allow you to strike the ball with consistency and effectiveness. It is only through doing the same thing over again and expecting different results that a golfer can become a better player. [...] Utilizing a misunderstood definition of insanity over and over again and expecting a different result seems more like insanity to me.