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Stop Thinking and Start Doing: The Power of Practicing More
... but learning is not practice. Unless you apply that knowledge and make a meaningful contribution with it, passive learning is not a form of practice.
Making mistakes while practising is a great form of learning, because it helps you gain important insights.
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