Practice makes perfect? Not so much Turns out, that old “practice makes perfect” adage may be overblown. New research led by Michigan State University’s Zach Hambrick finds that a copious amount of practice is not enough to explain why people differ in level of skill in two widely studied activities, chess and music. In other […]
Separating the good from the great

Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect, Study SuggestsWith chess players, other variables — like memory, high IQ — might separate the good from the greatOctober 29, 2011 SATURDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — Practice is an essential part of gaining excellence in a specific skill, but to become truly great other qualities must come into play, […]
Deliberate practice vs Natural Intelligence?

Mastering Chess: Deliberate Practice Is Necessary but Not Sufficient, Psychologists Find ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2011) — Psychological scientist Guillermo Campitelli is a good chess player, but not a great one. “I’m not as good as I wanted,” he says. He had an international rating but not any of the titles that chess players get, like […]
Working Memory, Not Practice?

Key to Greatness is Working Memory, Not PracticeBy Rick Nauert PhD Senior News EditorReviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on October 6, 2011 Even the most neophyte computer user knows that the more RAM a system has, the better its performance. A new research study uses a similar comparison as one expert believes that an […]
No evidence of a ‘fast track’?

‘There is no evidence of a ‘fast track’ for high achievers’Vivek KaulMonday, January 19, 2009 3:53 ISTwww.dnaindia.com “He has talent that comes from up above,” is a phrase that we often here about people who are successful. In fact this has been repeated so often till now that we all believe it to be true. […]
Deliberate practice, not innate ability

Is Talent Really That Important?By Laura VanderkamTuesday, December 16, 2008www.american.com Geoff Colvin argues that ‘deliberate practice,’ not innate ability, is the true key to world-class performance. …It is a provocative thesis, which Colvin first put forth in a 2006 Fortune article that ignited a furious debate in the blogosphere. Like Malcolm Gladwell, who has also […]