January 23, 2014
"The “10,000-hour rule” — that this level of practice holds the secret to great success in any field — has become sacrosanct gospel, echoed on websites and recited as litany in high-performance workshops. The problem: it’s only half true. If you are a duffer at golf, say, and make the same mistakes every time you try a certain swing or putt, 10,000 hours of practicing that error will not improve your game. You’ll still be a duffer, albeit an older one."

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Debunking the Myth of the 10,000-Hours Rule – the real science of what it actually takes to achieve genius-level excellence in any field (via explore-blog)

This immediately made me think of Sarah Kay’s amazing poem “Postcards” – Practice does not make perfect. Practice makes permanent. Repeat the same mistakes over and over and you don’t get any closer to Carnegie Hall; even I know that.

(via explore-blog)

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