Derek Sivers has another good article on this: http://sivers.org/qlq http://sivers.org/qlq I think the general 10,000 hours theory suggests that for the first

Derek Sivers has another good article on this: http://sivers.org/qlq http://sivers.org/qlq I think the general 10,000 hours theory suggests that for the first ~2,000 hours of a new skill, all practice is deep practice (exact # of hours depends on the skill, of course.) That means that for the first few years, quantity of practice is more important than anything else. You'll eventually hit a plateau and need to practice in a different way to continue improving, but that will only ever apply to a few skills throughout your lifetime.