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j"1NF7i6ZoMDXaJ2Q5M9QFriH74ya6r6vP8uWrong questionMªPractice does not make perfect. The phrase should be "practice makes permanent". Humans are creatures of habit, and we hone our skills and talents through repetition and rehearsal. There is another saying that it takes 10000 hours of practice to become an expert. This is closer to the truth since mastering anything worthwhile usually takes a supreme amount of effort - discounting any gifted individuals, who are born with innate predispositions for highly desirable skills. But imagine spending those 10000 hours learning the wrong thing, or the right thing done in the wrong way: not only would you become highly efficient at doing something badly, you would also have to "unlearn" what you already knew in order even to begin improving. So, I would summarise by saying that practice does *not* make perfect, but it will make permanent. In which case, you had better make sure you spend your time wisely when learning something new.