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Well, to play devil's advocate here, this article's reason the 10,000 Rule is not true is because it doesn't make experts. However, he never said the 10,000 ru
by proverbialbunny 7y ago
Well, to play devil's advocate here, this article's reason the 10,000 Rule is not true is because it doesn't make experts.
However, he never said the 10,000 rule would create experts. He said it would create proficiency.
It's become a major theme in society (especially online at places like Reddit) where someone misunderstands a statement, and then promptly attacks or disproves it, instead of asking the person for clarification first.
If there is one thing I've learned over the years is people tend to be well intended, and by asking for clarification, one has more of an opportunity to learn than shutting it down immediately. At worse you've learned where they're coming from, which imho is more valuable than the initial statement itself.
- Marazan 7y agoProficiency? What? He says "Researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: 10,000 hours" True expertise is not mere proficiency.
- proverbialbunny 7y agoThere are also statements of him saying he never said it makes an expert. Maybe he's lying?
- mindfulplay 7y agoHe has put words on paper that confirm. He garners attention and speaking fees. He has no incentive to speak the truth or actually help people gain expertise. He is almost a fraud. I can't believe I paid for his crappy book. I feel like an idiot. His "story" about the Korean airlines and the general conclusions he draws borders on the racist and superfluous.
- jjeaff 7y agoI think you are taking it too far. I read his book Outliers and enjoyed it. And while he may have used the word expert, the overall message of the book that o got was that practice and experience is more important than talent. And there are very few cases I think where that doesn't hold up. And the "outliers" tend to be those that not only practiced a lot, but also had raw talent and lucked out to be in a position to be able to practice a lot.