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		1337biz on March 1, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can 10,000 hours of practice make you an expert? But isn't the idea behind the 10,000 hour idea that you need constant high quality feedback and training?

JoeAltmaier on March 1, 2014 [–]

Nope; just that you've been at it, studying and trying. The (Gladwell) examples are of folks in groups that learned together.

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