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Practice changes the human body physically and psychologically as it increases in skill level. Skills that are learned through deliberate practice are specific and time spent practicing is crucial for the individual. If an individual spent a short amount of time with high intensity during practice, they are not as likely to succeed as an individual with a long-term commitment to the practice and skill.

According to Ericsson, a practice session needs to follow these criteria in order to be considered "deliberate":

To be considered deliberate practice, the individual should be engaging in full concentration, authorities and coaches are giving feedback, the individual is analyzing the feedback, and then the individual repeats the skill and practice over and over. During the repetition, the individual is making refinements to what they need to correct according to their feedback.

# The task should be well defined, with a clear goal, and should be completely understood by the student.

# The student should be able to do the task by himself.

# The student should be able to access immediate feedback about his performance, so he can make the changes needed to improve.

# The student should be able to replicate the tasks or similar tasks repetively.

# The task must be designed by a teacher and must be performed following a clear instruction by the teacher.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ericsson |first=K. Anders |date=2021-04-01 |title=Given that the detailed original criteria for deliberate practice have not changed, could the understanding of this complex concept have improved over time? A response to Macnamara and Hambrick (2020) |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-020-01368-3 |journal=Psychological Research |language=en |volume=85 |issue=3 |pages=1114–1120 |doi=10.1007/s00426-020-01368-3 |issn=1430-2772 |pmc=PMC8049893 |pmid=32583127}}</ref>

If the practice session follows all the criteria except for the last one, then, according to Ericsson, should be called "purposeful practice".

== Rebuttal to the 10,000 hour rule ==