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Fuck the 10,000 Hours Idea | Cyber Patterns
You need to practise – that goes without saying – but to become an expert, and for that to lead to success, you need to do more than rack up the hours. Gladwell’s book might have topped the bestsellers’ chart and been critically applauded, but Ericsson felt he overemphasised the 10,000-Hour Rule. In essence, practice matters, but how you practise m
... See moreBec Evans, Chris Smith, • Written
Most people spend 10,000 hours mastering a skill.
But top performers do it in 1,000.
The difference isn't talent—it's *how* they learn.
Here's the 3-part framework I use to rapidly learn anything:🧵 https://t.co/dNydhRryjQ
The 10,000 Hour Rule, made famous by Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Outliers, postulates that the achievement of mastery in any field, be it brain surgery or throwing a split-finger fastball, requires approximately 10,000 hours of practice. But the key, according to Mr. Gladwell, is that that practice be focused.
Steven Pressfield • Turning Pro
the caveat to the ten-thousand-hour rule, mainly arguing that all practice isn’t equal by explaining Dr. Ericcson’s concept of “deliberate practice.” Miller writes, “The best way to get better at something is through something known as deliberate practice, which means practicing in order to get better: doing activities recommended by experts to dev
... See moreJason Jaggard • Beyond High Performance: What Great Coaches Know About How the Best Get Better
Twitter is packed with thinkbois writing threads about how to 100x your productivity with AI tools I bet they’ve never used. Here’s what the thinkbois won’t tell you: better tools are not the bottleneck to creating great work. A person focusing on one thing the antiquated way - pen and paper or whatever - will beat the tool optimizers any day. A ne... See more