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> In fact, the total amount of practice the pianists had accumulated in their piano careers accounted for nearly half of the performance differences across part
by JabavuAdams 15y ago
> In fact, the total amount of practice the pianists had accumulated in their piano careers accounted for nearly half of the performance differences across participants. But working memory capacity made a statistically significant contribution as well (about 7 percent, a medium-size effect).
... except not nearly as much as practice ...
- cageface 15y agoBut if you assume that all the top competitors are practicing with equal diligence then that 7% can easily be decisive.
- Fliko 15y agoOnly if you want to be the best, if you want to be really good at something that 7% is irrelevant, and a lot of the top results aren't just created by the best.