Re:The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday
by mrits on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @04:28PM
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I can think of some counter examples. Golf is a big one. I have friends that play every weekend and never get better.
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Re:The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday
by Cd00d on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @05:01PM
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I don't think just doing an activity is enough - there has to be conscious effort at improvement.
A person doing a drunken Saturday 18 isn't going to improve. A person going to the range and focusing on technique 20 minutes a day will improve, with far less net time spent.
I think of it in terms of the "10,000 hours to mastery" - how many masters of driving do you see on the road? Most people are just barely not crashing from place to place, not focusing on skill.