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But people take it at face value. And if 10,000 is just a made-up number, then is he even saying anything of value? It takes thousands of hours to become an ex
by curried_haskell 10y ago
But people take it at face value.
And if 10,000 is just a made-up number, then is he even saying anything of value? It takes thousands of hours to become an expert at something. Wow! Really? Who knew!?
- ZanyProgrammer 10y agoIts like with Bill Gates-you mean someone interested in computing in the 1970s started a famous tech company? What are the odds!
- randomsearch 10y agoHave you read Outliers? It makes exactly that point.
- ZanyProgrammer 10y agoYes, that was my point-Gladwell takes the utterly obvious (in this case) and makes it out to be profound. Its like saying its amazing that so many junior officers in World War 1 were senior officers in World War 2.