The 10,000 Hours Rule is Not a Rule at All

10,000 hours rule is dumb as hell

Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours rule is a sham. A big fat sham. According to Gladwell, it takes 10,000 hours to become “really good” at something. To put that into perspective, let’s crunch some numbers. 10,000 hours is around 417 days. Not reasonable to accomplish this 10,000-hour goal. If you practiced a skill for two hours a … Read more