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[Exelon @3xelon]

The '10,000-hour rule' is a myth — and the scientist whose research it was built on said so himself. It was never about the hours. It's about how you practice.

His name is Karl Anders Ericsson. He is the mastermind behind Deliberate practice.

Deliberate practice is the proven method to achieve expert-level performance in almost any field (sports, music, chess, writing, business, programming, medicine, etc.). It turns amateurs into pros and keeps elites at the top. DISCLAIMER: This is not for the weak-minded.

While regular practice often involves the mindless repetition of known skills, deliberate practice is a laser-focused activity that requires practitioners to target their weaknesses and push beyond their current abilities.

The most pervasive myth in this field is the "10,000-hour rule," popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers. His work led many to believe that 10,000 hours of practice—a purely quantitative metric—is a magic threshold that guarantees mastery for anyone. Ericsson disputed this representation. He argued that focusing on the quantity of time neglects the quality of the practice

This is how you can apply Deliberate practice.

🔹Break down: break the skill down to its smallest possible parts.
🔹Start from the fundamental parts
🔹Give each part a dedicated time
🔹Make small and realistic goals
🔹Make each session 10% harder
🔹Manage intensity
🔹Have short but intense sessions.
🔹Don’t go beyond 3 - 5 hours, where each session is 60-90 minutes
🔹Teach yourself to focus 100%
🔹Feedback and measurement
🔹Track significant metrics
🔹Avoid metrics that feel good to boost but do nothing
🔹A coach can see blind spots and suggest improvements you didn’t notice.
🔹Sleep well

You can read more about this here: https://t.co/7YHBMj9Nm5

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If it's too easy to get there, we will never get there.
- Rick Sanchez.

[Exelon @3xelon]

If you don't know what to do with your life, you need to hear this.

This is NOT a motivational speech. This is an actual step you can take that will significantly change the outcome of your life.

I know this because I have been there. Multiple times. And I have gotten myself out of this place every single time.

The single most important thing you could do is to remove all distractions.

🔹Lock your phone and put it away
🔹Take off your earpods
🔹Isolate yourself

Only then can you think clearly about the problem. What brought you here are the distractions. What will take you out of here is removing the distractions.

[Exelon @3xelon]

@ijusdkbro Why, what's wrong?

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Some people do not become aware of inclinations or future career paths in their childhood, but instead are made painfully aware of their limitations.
- Robert Green

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@thesigmamindset Smile

I have found that smiling is the easiest way to add life to your days.

Smile even if you don't feel like it.

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@bluewdrift I recommend going back to old hobbies. Sometimes they bring back what we had left behind.

[Exelon @3xelon]

@readswithravi My grandmother died a few months ago. And the number one thing she kept repeating to me was...
🔸Do it. Do what you wanted to do.

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@readswithravi There is always a way. Just convince yourself that you wan't it bad enough.

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@readswithravi Your dreams are guarded by the things you fear. Face your fears, and you will get to your dreams.

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@thesigmamindset Amazing people are always ahead of you, not behind you.

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@thesigmamindset To some of use though, we have no unfair advantage.
Except one...

Showing up.

People who are born with advantages rarely show up. Just by showing up, we can actually beat everyone who doesn't.

But the opposite is true as well. If you don't show up, you lose to everyone.

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@thesigmamindset I think money spent on learning new things is the best investment one can make.

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@bkjagadish94633 Honestly, I am not much of a swimmer, so I have no references.

But it's impressive that you still swim at 78.

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[Exelon @3xelon]

Your lack of skill is the only thing holding you back.

Do something about it.

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@thesigmamindset I keep telling my brother not to be sad about imaginary problems and memories he can't trust.

Instead, be happy for what is here and real.

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@bluewdrift Hate to break it to you, but schools don't care about that kinda stuff at all.

This might be different for others, but in my experience, school has actively tried to stop me from caring about anything except grades.