Practicing is not enough: why unguided repetition stalls skill

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Repeating a piece until it feels smooth is not deliberate practice Practicing a new instrument when you only have 20 minutes a day Without immediate feedback practice plateaus — building a feedback loop when you practice alone Practice gains do not transfer automatically to performance under pressure Meta-analyses find deliberate practice explains less of expert performance than Ericsson claimed The 10000-hour rule is a misreading of Ericsson — deliberate practice is about structure Does starting early matter more than how you practice? Four hours of deliberate practice a day is not sustainable for most learners How long to reach basic competence in a new skill as an adult The learning curve is not smooth: plateaus and sudden jumps

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