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10,000 hours? Understanding the conditions for expert learning

We have had a big increase in blogs written by chatGPT writing on the types of subjects I write about often. Feels like cheating to me: a lot of volume of low effort and low quality competing with my blog, diluting the viewership. Whatever, I write for the enjoyment of thinking about the topics and the pleasure of understanding. I will use tools to check for grammar and spelling but will never have the AI spit out paragraphs for me.

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Thank you for your post.

I recommend adding the articles you've read and cited to the end of your posts. I'm interested in reading more of the studies you investigated and a link or DOI would be helpful.

Thanks again!
I discovered the deliberate practive with James Clear "Talent is overrated" (may be I got this title in one of Jonathan Rawson book)
I dare say that only 10 000h do not lead anywyhere, unless you have some aptitudes (cf Tiger wood's swing was a good one because he have a good length ratio arms/legs. So, even with 10 000 hours of practice i'll never be a golf champion)

But, surely, deliberate practive a good way to be effective and/or efficient.
I like the concept of setting realistic expectations, which we've all heard before, but more so realistic expectations about what will keep joy and fun in the game for the long term.

I've burnt myself out many times, and ultimately I found I enjoy puzzles and study of chess way more than playing the game anymore. That's OK, I'll never be titled or win anything, but I do cherish classic and impressive games and matches, along with chess puzzles.

I've thought about diving into playing again, but it's difficult to find joy in it.
Thanks for this important post, a topic that needs more research and attention in the chess blogs. The simple heuristic, the improvement is proportional to the work, but not all work has the same effect, there are no gains without work.
I love the violin in the picture, as a violin player myself (amateur but quite serious) I find lots of similarities in chess learning and violin practice. One of these is that there is not just the time you put into training but the quality of it (both in terms of learning material and the player attitude). "Only perfect practice makes perfect".