One of my teachers once said that if you sound good in the practice room, you're probably not practicing. Indeed, research suggests that there is actually a lot of truth to this. So why do we naturally tend to gravitate towards less-effective practice strategies?

The Misinterpreted-Effort Hypothesis, and Why We Often Practice Less Effectively than We Could

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