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For those who don’t know already, the “10,000 hours” to attain expert-level mastery in any field or endeavor is false. The study that Malcolm Gladwell cites by
by wallflower 7y ago
For those who don’t know already, the “10,000 hours” to attain expert-level mastery in any field or endeavor is false. The study that Malcolm Gladwell cites by Anders Ericsson only applied to violin performance, which is a narrow field that has measurable and quantifiable performance levels and hundreds of years of teaching history.
I repeat this comment almost every time because 10k is both discouraging for the beginner and sometimes falsely encouraging for the “expert” who may have put in a lot of hours but in reality has been repeating mistakes and not really improving.
- netman21 7y agoYet Gladwell goes on to apply the 10K hour observation to Bill Gates, the Beatles, etc. demonstrating that each of these did indeed have 10,000 hours of experience before they hit it big.
- xurias 7y agoI don't see how it's discouraging. I find it far more discouraging and depressing when people say the 10000 hours is a myth and deliberate practice is a waste of time. What exactly am I supposed to do then if practice doesn't make me better?
- wallflower 7y agoDeliberate practice is most definitely not a waste of time! I hope you continue to get better in your endeavors.