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When You Want To Get Good At Something, How You Spend Your Time Practicing Is Far More Important Than The Amount Of Time You Spend.
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When You Want To Get Good At
Joshua Foer
When You Want To Get Good At Something, How You Spend Your Time Practicing Is Far More Important Than The Amount Of Time You Spend.
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