Practice Makes Perfect? Not So Much, New Research Finds

[ekm2]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130520163906.htm

[klibertp]

The other old saying goes: "success is 10% talent and 90% hard work". Which is both compatible with real life experience and more optimistic than what the article says: "without talent you're screwed". I strongly prefer the former way of saying this!

[incision]

">Many theorists argue that thousands of hours of focused, deliberate practice is sufficient to achieve elite status."

Really?

I feel like any extended experience among a group of "practicers" would dispel this notion.