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Re:The Knife Maker by jeira on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @10:38AM (#3211104)
I don't think it is as straightforward as that. Imagine you're learning chess and you have a chess master as your teacher, you are going to annihilate someone who has putted the same amount of time, even more, but who doesn't have such a good teacher.
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Re:The Knife Maker by bricestacey on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @10:50AM (#3211159)
Yeah, the original states that the practice must be deliberate. Of course, generally better practice would prevail.
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Re:The Knife Maker by pegasus on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @04:15PM (#3212846)
And that little side-note unravels the whole argument: how much better can practice be? Can it be so focused that one reaches mastery in 5k hours? 1k? To what degree is being a fast learner in a field a talent?

http://www.sportsscientists.com/2011/08/training-talent-1000...

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