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Some quote about #dedication
 

We often believe the more we practice a skill or technique - over and over again, many times - the better we'll get. This is not necessarily true. In fact, every time you practice a technique incorrectly, you're increasing your chances of doing it wrong again. It's easy to become very experienced at repeating the same mistakes. Practice doesn't make perfect; only perfect practice makes perfect.

- from Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques, a book by Ross Bentley

Just thought it was relevant, and no appropriate section to put it under. Thoughts?

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Nobody plays perfect though therefore how does one practice perfect?

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Practice makes perfect is a flawed way of looking at it as well. Practice doesn't make anyone perfect, it only makes you better (Unless we're talking about applying it to something simple like being able to ride a bicycle). Perfection isn't achievable, but its something that can be good to strive for regardless.

But yes, imo the hardest part of practice isn't the process of learning through practice, but instead to learning how to learn efficiently.

Edit: Found this article which relates to this a bit. http://psychologywod.com/2013/08/18/...-in-your-life/

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If u 4gate or cannon rush every game, u can b very good at it because u nailed timings and the good locations... doesnt mean u r the best around in terms of understanding the game or your macro bits.

Like in maths practice helps heaps but understanding and a good positive and open mindset brings u further.

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get off typeracer

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Elusory is pro Typeracer progamer. He made moneys off it.

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$30 mate (don't talk about whether it was worth the time or not LOL)

http://blog.typeracer.com/2014/06/06...esults-are-in/

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I mean...duh? Obviously practicing things badly is not ideal. However, the thing about improvement is that you don't know that you're doing something wrong until you reach a certain level to realise that it is the wrong way to go about things. So you practice more, which makes you closer to perfect, then the closer you reach you realise you've been practicing one thing wrong so you go back and practice...

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I remember reading a story (unsure if it's true) about a ceramic teacher telling half the class he'll grade them on the sheer number of pottery they produce, regardless of quality, and the other half on the quality of one piece of pottery. While half the class was churning out pottery the other half spent much of their time theorizing how to produce the perfect piece of pottery, and in the end the the half that was graded on quantity had much higher quality pots. On the other hand, I've seen a masters level game where the winner didn't use any hotkeys, and had less than half the apm of his opponent. While it was incredible how he was able to pull ahead with plenty of trickery, it was abundantly clear that he has hit his skill ceiling, and that if he hadn't spent time grinding games but instead practicing his basics he'll have much more potential.

There's no doubt that deliberate practice is the most efficient way to improve, but simply practicing a lot is just as important, especially in the lower levels. We play this game because it's enjoyable, and it's important to maintain this passion by having lots of fun, even if it's "inefficient".

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"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." Bruce Lee

I think Bruce Lee is telling us to cannon rush every game and if he's saying it then it must be true.