If it’s ever more efficient to maintain proficiency by occasional practice (as it is with memory of facts—c.f. spaced reptition), than it is to forget but later quickly re-learn, then that seems worth the minor risk you’re afraid of. Especially if the skill is one that’s useful to have ready, or to regular employ.
If it’s ever more efficient to maintain proficiency by occasional practice (as it is with memory of facts—c.f. spaced reptition), than it is to forget but later quickly re-learn, then that seems worth the minor risk you’re afraid of. Especially if the skill is one that’s useful to have ready, or to regular employ.