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Saying that training is everything in reaching elite performance is tempting but wrong; genes and environment both matter.
Drawn from what Maria Konnikova said
What Maria Konnikova actually said
- Maria Konnikova Writer and professional poker player, born in Moscow
We cannot predict with accuracy who will become élite in a given field, but we know that genes and environment matter and that we all have different natural peaks that we can reach through application and training. Saying that training is everything may be tempting, but it’s wrong.
Where this was said
↗Practice Doesn’t Make Perfectnewyorker.com
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