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Aging - Steven Kotler - Flow Science

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Challenges to Mastery: Deliberate Play vs Deliberate Mastery

"Anders mounted the first challenge to the notion of deliberate practice, and in Rise of Superman, I show that flows cut the path of mastery in half. The data shows that deliberate play outperforms deliberate mastery in terms of learning and mastery. Deliberate play involves repetition with improvisation and brings psychological benefits like playfulness and reduced self-consciousness. It's a big deal."

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