Researchers have discovered a much faster way to learn new skills

Re:Researchers have discovered a much faster way to learn ne... by metasean on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @01:16PM (#11168861)

The argument can be made that this isn't anything new. Ericsson, "widely recognized as one of the world's leading theoretical and experimental researchers on expertise"[1], has been researching Expertise and Deliberate Practice for decades[2].

For example, "The superior quality of the experts' mental representations allow them to adapt rapidly to changing circumstances and anticipate future events in advance." [2] Indicates that the experts have already been practicing with changing circumstances.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Ericsson [2] https://psy.fsu.edu/faculty/ericsson/ericsson.hp.html [3] https://psy.fsu.edu/faculty/ericsson/ericsson.exp.perf.html

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Re:Researchers have discovered a much faster way to learn ne... by klum on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @01:35PM (#11169022)

There's also that study where kids trying to throw a ball into a basket from a specific distance improved quicker if they practiced throwing from two different distances, different from the one that was tested, than those practicing only the tested distance.

Edit: I think this is it: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/662537

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