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The ten-thousand hour rule, made famous by Malcolm Gladwell in his 2008 book Outliers hasn’t aged well. In 2019, the scientist behind the study that inspired that rule explained that if you really ...

In the late 1970s, Anders Ericsson devised a very boring experiment. His subject, Steve Faloon, was instructed to memorize random strings of numbers. Ericsson’s interest was in how many numbers Steve ...

Ballet is a dazzling art form. Dancers defy gravity as they leap and pirouette across the stage. Every movement is precise; every gesture considered. The world’s most accomplished dancers also make ...

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