“Three things affect how quickly you earn Skill Levels,” Shal said, setting his box down and giving Randidly a long look. “First, repetition. More is better, that is simple. Second, the theoretical difficulty. The more difficult it should be to accomplish, the more of your effort goes toward raising the Skill Level. “Finally,” Shal punctuated this with another splash of acid across Randidly. “The actual difficulty. Extra training has meaning.