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“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“Practice is funny that way. For days and days, you make out only the fragments of what to do. And then one day you've got the thing whole. Conscious learning becomes unconscious knowledge, and you cannot say precisely how.”
― Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
― Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
“To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“we need practice to get good at what we do. There is one difference in medicine, though: it is people we practice upon.”
― Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
― Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
“There have now been many studies of elite performers—international violinists, chess grand masters, professional ice-skaters, mathematicians, and so forth—and the biggest difference researchers find between them and lesser performers is the cumulative amount of deliberate practice they’ve had. Indeed, the most important talent may be the talent for practice itself.”
― Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
― Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
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