I'm not sure why "10,000 hours to mastery" pisses off so many people. Sane people don't believe it's a hard number. They know it's a point of view that should

I'm not sure why "10,000 hours to mastery" pisses off so many people. Sane people don't believe it's a hard number. They know it's a point of view that should help them focus on their goal, instead of some magic fact. It tells newbies that they'll need to spend time and work hard to master the skill. It tells experienced people that they probably aren't the best they can be yet. And it tells masters to stop expecting newbies to be great and to let them have time to learn.