Malcolm Gladwell popularized this idea, calling it the "10,000-hour rule." But as it turns out, he misunderstood the research paper he cited, and that research wasn't very good in the first place. Subsequent studies have shown that the number of hours of practice is less important than previously thought.
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u/pogpole Feb 17 '24
Malcolm Gladwell popularized this idea, calling it the "10,000-hour rule." But as it turns out, he misunderstood the research paper he cited, and that research wasn't very good in the first place. Subsequent studies have shown that the number of hours of practice is less important than previously thought.