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David Epstein – Wide or Deep? - [Invest Like the Best, EP.133]

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy

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Is There a Genetic Difference That Matters?

When i started reading the studies that were the foundation for the ten thousand hour rule school of thought, and i was like, all these very famous writers have written about i must be wrong. And then i started to say, ok, let's start at the most basic thing. If only hours of practice matters, then how come i broke the women's world record in the eght undred meters after years of practice? This is a genetic difference that matters. Let's just start at themost basic. That was a big surprise to me when i decided i wasn't, i wasn't just missing something. I was right about that.

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