{"id":1222,"date":"2018-09-26T21:30:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T21:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2019-09-24T16:27:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T23:27:26","slug":"wanting-to-be-good-at-something-gets-in-the-way-of-becoming-good-at-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/get-better\/wanting-to-be-good-at-something-gets-in-the-way-of-becoming-good-at-something\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanting to BE good at something gets in the way of BECOMING good at something"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a short examination of a pitfall when learning any new skill. 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