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Comment author: gwern 04 September 2011 06:17:55PM *  1 point [-]

Do you know if there is an experimental literature on the more general topic of "skill acquisition and improvement"?

(I think you may be underestimating the value of deliberate practice, but if you don't like that, read the Handbook as well.)

Funnily enough, I just linked someone on IRC about that topic... I plan to start with page 43 of http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1120.pdf and see where the citations lead me.

Comment author: jsalvatier 04 September 2011 06:24:54PM 1 point [-]

Since I am currently trying to do skill acquisition along several fronts getting a lit review on this topic is very attractive to me. If you need papers you don't have access to, please email me as I have university library website access and will gladly search for them.

Comment author: gwern 04 September 2011 06:36:09PM 2 points [-]
Comment author: Craig_Heldreth 05 September 2011 08:17:04PM 1 point [-]

That is a huge document. Could you provide a useful pointer or two inside of it for useful findings for autodidacts?

Comment author: gwern 05 September 2011 08:36:42PM 0 points [-]

I'm afraid I can't since I've only read part-way through it. The best I can say is read the first chapter or the table of contents and look at the ones that look interesting.

Comment author: jsalvatier 04 September 2011 06:37:52PM 0 points [-]

Thanks!