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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Mar 9

    Gene-environment correlation (your genes affect the environment you choose) explains why too-early training hurts a child’s Olympic chances, contra blank-slate/10,000 hours theory. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/so-you-want-your-toddler-to-grow-up-to-win-a-gold-medal/?wt.mc=SA_Twitter-Share … via @sciam

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      2. Taylor Dotson‏ @dots_t Mar 9
        Replying to @sapinker @sciam

        Why would it be gene-environment correlation rather than that cross-training has synergistic benefits, that cross-training provides skills and physiological processes that people developing sport-specific training regimes often overlook? Why go straight to genes?

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      3. Daniel Schildt‏ @autiomaa Mar 10
        Replying to @dots_t @sapinker

        Because genes are easier to compare to each other, as those are "just data". You get what you measure. But the main issue is expecting that a correlation between genes and success in a specific sport would explain things work is an issue. Reduction of environmental factors etc.

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      1. Scott Marshall‏ @ScottAMarshall Mar 9
        Replying to @sapinker @sciam

        Ah, so training later rather than earlier can help prevent a mismatch between vicarious parental ambition and genetic predisposition. Got it.

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      1. Boobaloo‏ @Boobaloo Mar 9
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        And vice versa, Jared diamonds dangerous excuse narrative needs to fall

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      1. (((Trey)))‏ @TreyRoque Mar 9
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        Why I’m surrounded by alcoholics Kolaci. Hugs. Hics.

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      1. Aaron Thompson‏ @gradius Mar 9
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        Seems like early allowances for children to be a jack of all trades provides a better footing for them to choose to become a master of what they are most in tune with. Learn more of the nuances of many things and then spend the hours on the thing that really speak to them.

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      1. xxx‏ @zhangtian11 Mar 9
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        基因与环境的相关性(你的基因会影响你选择的环境)解释了为什么过早训练会伤害孩子的奥运机会,与空白/ 10,000小时理论相反。

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      1. Controversially Independent‏ @dawaedewey Mar 9
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        Wasn't the 10,000 hours theory debunked many times?

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      1. Neill.grep@gmail.com‏ @Desoltefiber35 Mar 9
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        your genes affect the environment you choose ... i kinda disagree swing about and then lets see ... 0.o ..

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