Talent vs Practice

What about talent? Well, research by Anders Ericsson (see the video below) has revealed that talent is not key to achieving success in any field. Instead what is important to succeed is deliberate practice and having a good teacher. Although the topic of deliberate practice is a huge topic on its own in essence it means studying something in a purposeful way (consistently and with a goal mind). If you want to learn more about it I recommend reading this blog post.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7gn3f8sEb8Y&t=1046s&pp=2AGWCJACAQ%3D%3D