practice makes perfect
PRAK-tis MAYKZ PER-fekt
ˈpræktɪs meɪkz ˈpɜːrfɪktListen
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repeated practice and sustained effort in any skill will eventually produce mastery or a high level of proficiency; one of the oldest and most universal educational maxims, found in ancient Latin as usus promptos facit and in English from at least the sixteenth century; aligned with modern research on deliberate practice by psychologist Anders Ericsson, who found that expert performance is produced not by innate talent alone but by thousands of hours of focused, effortful repetition with feedback
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