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MALCOLM GLADWELL ON THE 10,000 HOUR RULE

This is of benefit in whatever you're studying or pursuing. As catchy and powerful a slogan as it is, Nike has it only partially correct. Don't just do it. Keep doing it. Never stop doing it. And when you think you're done, do it some more.

Because if your goal is to excel at something it takes a lot more than occasional, casual involvement. You've gotta pour everything you can into it, for a very long time. I'll testify to this, having far exceeded 10,000 hours at my various crafts over the past thirty years. And I still don't know nearly as much as I need or hope to.

Here's the synopsis of the concept:


And for a really good listen, here's an entire chapter from Malcolm's book, Outliers: The Story of Success, where he goes into it in great detail.









 

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