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Re:Never mind talent: Practice, practice, practice by unoti on Sunday December 02, 2012 @04:08PM (#4862508)
I had to look up "walking a slackline"... fascinating! How long did it take you to learn?
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Re:Never mind talent: Practice, practice, practice by swah on Sunday December 02, 2012 @04:19PM (#4862549)
About 5 days I think to be able to mostly walk without falling.

(The crazy tricks I won't even try, because that kind of agility doesn't go well with my body weight/motor coordination - I'm one of those kids who could never do ollies :P)

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Re:Never mind talent: Practice, practice, practice by JadeNB on Monday December 03, 2012 @02:32PM (#4867329)
> (The crazy tricks I won't even try, because that kind of agility doesn't go well with my body weight/motor coordination - I'm one of those kids who could never do ollies :P)

While I have no doubt that this is a carefully considered evaluation, I think one has to be careful making this kind of remark; just imagine the student who says "The crazy mathematics I won't even try, because that kind of thinking doesn't go well with my mindset --I'm one of those kids who could never do algebra."

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