Practice doesn't make perfect. It only get you 80% there and the remaining 20% is from a combination of sweat-equity and talent. At some point, the efforts of

Practice doesn't make perfect. It only get you 80% there and the remaining 20% is from a combination of sweat-equity and talent. At some point, the efforts of B-grade practice sessions result in a saturated level of performance. If there's something we should teach our kids, it's that doing "OK" is not good enough - you should focus on doing YOUR BEST. The spirit of competition and "winning" is that you are giving 100% of your effort to the goal at hand - be it winning a race or leaning a new hacking skill.