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But but but... When I do one morning and one night period of very deliberate practice I wind up getting one hour LESS sleep

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I think there's a certain degree of privilege that helps with success. Someone born into money that gives them more time to pursue interests is going to have certain advantages.

Both groups spent the same amount of time though, the difference was how they spent the time.

Maybe the difference is one of the groups is talented, so the gap in time amounts for the talent. Not the other way around as the article suggests.

The two groups are not comparable, because the talent is a non-negligible difference, so the experiment is flawed (few samples, different groups....)

Not even just that. The difference I had in available time in my 20s compared to my 30s is very different.

Moral of the story is succeed while you have the time.

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