>"If you throw all these kinds of practice into one big soup, of course you are going to reduce the effect of deliberate practice,” he said in a telephone interview."
I can't help but feel like NYT is just baiting with this headline. The headline talks about talent, but the article meanders through a couple of thoughts and quotes and never arrives at talent. Or anywhere. There's no substance here, just a headline that makes it seem like they're going to make a point they never do.
"Deliberate Practice" is a stupid lie. The claims about it are completely unfalsifiable. If practice doesn't show results then you just say it wasn't "deliberate".
Untrue. How about a definition? Concentration; slow repetition gradually increased in tempo; no distractions and no false moves. Done over time and systematically, results can be compared to the usual "play it wrong 100 times until you accidentally play it right" technique.
This is clearly possible to do well. And easily compared with any other technique. No need to call it stupid.
I can't help but feel like NYT is just baiting with this headline. The headline talks about talent, but the article meanders through a couple of thoughts and quotes and never arrives at talent. Or anywhere. There's no substance here, just a headline that makes it seem like they're going to make a point they never do.