I was tricked into thinking I had “grit”

Re:I was tricked into thinking I had “grit” by puranjay on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @04:32AM (#23088969)

This sort of "marathon" thinking isn't appreciated enough. You'll learn and do more with 10 hours/week of something for 10 years than 60 hours/week of something for 6 months. The latter severely underestimates the long term cognitive and sheer physical burden of intense effort.

Unless you are pursuing something that has an age or time factor (say, professional sports), I truly believe it's better to be a "marathon runner" than a "sprinter" when it comes to learning

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Re:I was tricked into thinking I had “grit” by chepaslaaa on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @12:39PM (#23093132)

Most professional athletes have about 20 years of practice before peaking (maybe around 15 in sports where the athletes peak younger such as gymnastics). When you see Eliud Kipchoge or Alex Honnold's achievements in their 30s being celebrated, you don't see them at 15 years old at regional competitions being average-among-the-decent.

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