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> In the book, Gladwell states that “ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness”. > “The idea has become really entrenched in our culture, but it’s an
by chasing 7y ago
> In the book, Gladwell states that “ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness”.
> “The idea has become really entrenched in our culture, but it’s an oversimplification,” said Brooke Macnamara, a psychologist at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Yeah, that's because Malcolm Gladwell peddles bullshit.
- juniusfree 7y agoThe 10,000-Hour Rule Was Wrong, According to the People Who Wrote the Original Study https://www.inc.com/nick-skillicorn/the-10000-hour-rule-was-wrong-according-to-the-people-who-wrote-the-original-stu.html https://www.inc.com/nick-skillicorn/the-10000-hour-rule-was-...
- lonelappde 7y agoThat article is a list of irrelevant nitpickery and mischaracterization of Gladwell. https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/complexity-and-the-ten-thousand-hour-rule https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/complexity-a...
- lonelappde 7y agoNo, people who intentionally misquote Gladwell peddle bullshit. https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/complexity-and-the-ten-thousand-hour-rule https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/complexity-a...