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> The 10,000-hour rule perpetuates the exhausting idea that we all can, and therefore should, be great at anything we put our minds to. That was people their t
by jsiepkes 3y ago
> The 10,000-hour rule perpetuates the exhausting idea that we all can, and therefore should, be great at anything we put our minds to.
That was people their take away from it? My only take away was that it will take time to become good at something. I never took it that literal.
That's also why I never bought in to the "polyglot developer" hype...
- mr_mitm 3y agoSo many people conflate necessary and sufficient conditions. If you look at the world's best and notice that they all practiced for at least 10k hours, that doesn't mean that practicing for 10k hours will make you one of the best.
- 303uru 3y agoPeople didn't just invent that idea. The likes of Bill Gates and Malcolm Gladwell have pushed it as the separator between the haves and have-nots for years. It's a PR friendly way to sell "We're not billionaires because of luck, early access to computers, or a complete lack of empathy! We're billionaires because you don't work hard enough."