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I haven't read Gladwell's book, but I would imagine that time spent practicing is only one of several multipliers. Natural talent and the right coaching at the
by danielfoster 9y ago
I haven't read Gladwell's book, but I would imagine that time spent practicing is only one of several multipliers. Natural talent and the right coaching at the right time would be too others.
- ajross 9y agoOutliers is a fun read, and short. Just as with all Gladwell it's long on idea consistency and short on numerical rigor. But this is sort of a misinterpretation anyway. The point isn't that 10k hours is enough to make you a master in isolation, it's that masters don't get to be masters before 10k. At the top end of elite practitioners of any art, talent still matters.
- bitexploder 9y agoAnd the studies he (Glad we'll) references are an average of 10000. Average. Sucks to be you if you are the 20k hours person. http://www.businessinsider.com/sports-gene-author-gladwell-10000-hour-rule-2013-8 http://www.businessinsider.com/sports-gene-author-gladwell-1... I read this book. It is well written and better researched than outliers by far.
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- k__ 9y agoI think it's the worst multiplier. Deliberate practice and perceptual exposure can cut this down rather much.