Emphasis mine: > Which isn’t nothing. But it also means that a great many other factors — like genetics, personality, life history, etc. — makes up the majorit

Emphasis mine: > Which isn’t nothing. But it also means that a great many other factors — like genetics, personality, life history, etc. — makes up the majority of the difference. “Almost across the board, practice should improve one’s performance,” Macnamara told me in 2016. > Practice matters, yes. *But at the same time, it’s unlikely to bridge the gap between natural superstars and your average player.* Exactly. Some people are just born to be better at a thing than others. Practice and coaching definitely makes you _better_, but things like the 10,000 hour rule are just cruel ways to make people that don't have "it" feel even more down about themselves. This is especially the case with physical appearance. It's a real shame that the ripped six-pack (for men) and super slender beach body (for women) are the physiques to aspire to. For many (most?) people, getting there requires brutal levels of restriction and determination that some people that are more genetically predisposed to attain and maintain that physique than others. That physique isn't even indicative of peak performance! In fact, there are many folks that look "perfect" but have horrible health markers underneath. It's even worse when those people become influencers and try to tell others that will almost never look like them how to do so. Just cruel stuff. So, yeah, I'm glad we're finally putting this "advice" to bed.