It's not an exact measurement but it is based on some realistic measures.
With sports it was more objective because they'd look at players stats and in that case find the season where they peaked and were as good as they would ever be. It was a surprisingly consistent rule of being 8000..1200 you could give or take but it would be about 10,000 hours until that athlete mastered their sport.
Sports though, there is a downside on that because yes the physical body could be limiting thing or inherent advantage. Gladwell tried to take that out of it.
Music is more subjective but they tried not to stay on something like 'biggest hit' which might be a flukey one-hit wonder. Instead, they could use sophisticated musicians from the past and survey today's experts. With pretty consistent answers, (example) almost every expert could point to where Beethoven first peaks. Where he got as good as he would ever be. Where he'd mastered it. You could give or take but it would work out to around 10,000 hours. This was true for most everyone.
'STEM' degrees were more objective ways and so yes to master.. to get a 'Masters' in whatever math or science field really did crunch out to somewhere near that 10,000 hour mark.
One of the most interesting things and something of the point of the 10000 hour idea was that a high-IQ 'natural talent' who learns quickly really could be tied or beaten by the turtle.
A lot of this assumes readers aren't stupid low IQ types who need to have it explained to them they aren't actually insisting that 'any task' requires 10,000 hours to master. Opening jam jars may only take 10 hours. I suppose smoking pot might take only 10 or 20 hours to master (??).
In the same way they didn't assume people reading that would be so stupid they understood it meant you can't do the thing well until you cross the exact 10,000 hour line and then a bell rings and low and behold you're perfect.
..and they didn't consider stupid readers would 'debunk' this general rule by pointing out their cousin with T-Rex arms dicked around on guitar for 10,000 hours but seeeeee.....he still sucks!
There are some legitimate criticism, certainly exceptions to the rule and conditions that Gladwell happily engages but..
..no, he definitely didn't pull it out of his butthole. It really does come from very real places away from his body.
and yes he looks like Sam Roberts and yes that makes me want to hate Gladwell too. But even still, there it is.
Jesus, how about something a little longer and even more droning and lame?
No one should care this much about it. Your autism proves that it has taken over your persona. My recommendation is to come out of the closet and enjoy a homo-friendly world.
You need to come up with more originality in these replies.
Do you see it? You were just stringing together 3 or 4 of last years top asshole replies. You kinda scotch-taped them together and pressed it onto the reply box.
Do a little something would ya? Try and put any kind of personal signature on it. Something that makes it less bot and more you. and update it a little.
You could come up with something couldn't you? Instead of 'autism' you could add 'super autism' right? Something you did for 2017!
Ok there you have it, stupid. A little encouragement to do better next time eh!
I bet you think you are "being you" with a fucking diatribe about the 10,000 hours.
You think it was me being me. That's part of what evoked the jealous hatred inside of you.
Autism and Super Autism? What in the fuck are you actually trying to get across?
That you need to start having original thoughts of your own. Invent an insult or a new twist on an old one.
Just adding together 3 'copy-paste' retorts isn't anything but being a parrot 3 times in a row.
Instead, sure, use 'Autistic' but make it your own, use it in a unique way. Autistic Savant, Autism-Lord. The only thing is for you to actually think and speak (write) something from your own imagination.
Dude, your post history
Great but this is about you. What I do won't change that.
you used the word "eh" in a sentence. Sir, I don't speak to snow niggers.
Oh good, does that mean you will fuck off for a while now, darky?
I just want to comment to see your multi paragraph retorts. Talk to your boyfriend and work it out. You faggots can now marry.
Plus, you're a Canadian. That says more than anything. The Country stinks, and you truly are a sub continent full of St Pauli Girl swilling troglodytes.
I just want to comment to see your multi paragraph retorts.
The faggot thing doesn't work well here. You have to pick and choose places for it.
Same with the autism thing. It should have some meaning. I'm half-surprised you didn't cram 'snowflake' and 'butthurt' into that just because you see others doing it.
Plus, you're a Canadian.
This is about you. We're talking about your fuck ups and how you can improve.
But Canada would be known for fresh air, its not a subcontinent, its not known for girlish types.
So here you wanted to be creative for me (so good you tried) but again its a fail if you just say 'the opposite'.
Yes, credit for obeying my request and you're getting the idea but don't just take what is good then 'say the opposite' like that is witty.
troglodytes.
Ugh.. you were almost there but then that horrible fucking faceplant at the end :(
Not movie quotes you dummy. I'm referring to you as a woman because you act like a chick lol. Don't get tour hopes up about the stalking, I couldn't resist. Later Ma'am
Actually it's more complicated than that, but the baseline for getting good is that you must do something for 10,000 hours. Doing something non-challenging or low quality doing it, doesn't really work. If so, a lot of golfers would be liker Tiger Woods. But Malcolm Gladwell is a scam anyways. It's superficial nonsense.
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n/a bonniesretardsister 2017-06-18
TBF until he was 35 his practice was saying "That was Def Leppard with Rock of Ages. Coming up after the break we've got Mandatory Metallica."
n/a RabboRibbo 2017-06-18
Until he met that magical HVAC technician, he was pretty much Denny.
n/a copperk55k 2017-06-18
Except Danny can hit the posts on and Opie doesn't even try to
n/a lord_minidisc 2017-06-18
Opie wishes he was this good
n/a copperk55k 2017-06-18
THATS WHAT I WAS SAYYYYYIN!
THAAAANK YOUUUUUUU
sniff
n/a MalcolmX_InTheMiddle 2017-06-18
How dare you.
n/a StuntPeckah 2017-06-18
Thou shalt not take The Piss Lord's name in vain!
n/a 4lexM 2017-06-18
Gladwell is probably the most grotesque looking man to ever be born on planet Earth.
n/a anon_ez 2017-06-18
Not true mixed babies are cute.
n/a CaptainJeanLucPeckah 2017-06-18
He looks like Sam with better defined bone structure.
n/a LoouisCuCK 2017-06-18
He looks like a combination of a monkey and sideshow bob
n/a late_50s_why 2017-06-18
and it takes 2 to be a double o
n/a Ant_Sucks 2017-06-18
He's an expert at sucking.
n/a TacolasCage 2017-06-18
Been in radio since he was 18 but never learned how to do a show by himself.
n/a Flangirlamt 2017-06-18
It's so odd how that 10,000 hour rule gets stated all the time when it's just something that some guy pulled out of his asshole.
n/a JuiceBusters 2017-06-18
It's not an exact measurement but it is based on some realistic measures.
With sports it was more objective because they'd look at players stats and in that case find the season where they peaked and were as good as they would ever be. It was a surprisingly consistent rule of being 8000..1200 you could give or take but it would be about 10,000 hours until that athlete mastered their sport.
Sports though, there is a downside on that because yes the physical body could be limiting thing or inherent advantage. Gladwell tried to take that out of it.
Music is more subjective but they tried not to stay on something like 'biggest hit' which might be a flukey one-hit wonder. Instead, they could use sophisticated musicians from the past and survey today's experts. With pretty consistent answers, (example) almost every expert could point to where Beethoven first peaks. Where he got as good as he would ever be. Where he'd mastered it. You could give or take but it would work out to around 10,000 hours. This was true for most everyone.
'STEM' degrees were more objective ways and so yes to master.. to get a 'Masters' in whatever math or science field really did crunch out to somewhere near that 10,000 hour mark.
One of the most interesting things and something of the point of the 10000 hour idea was that a high-IQ 'natural talent' who learns quickly really could be tied or beaten by the turtle.
A lot of this assumes readers aren't stupid low IQ types who need to have it explained to them they aren't actually insisting that 'any task' requires 10,000 hours to master. Opening jam jars may only take 10 hours. I suppose smoking pot might take only 10 or 20 hours to master (??).
In the same way they didn't assume people reading that would be so stupid they understood it meant you can't do the thing well until you cross the exact 10,000 hour line and then a bell rings and low and behold you're perfect.
..and they didn't consider stupid readers would 'debunk' this general rule by pointing out their cousin with T-Rex arms dicked around on guitar for 10,000 hours but seeeeee.....he still sucks!
There are some legitimate criticism, certainly exceptions to the rule and conditions that Gladwell happily engages but..
..no, he definitely didn't pull it out of his butthole. It really does come from very real places away from his body.
and yes he looks like Sam Roberts and yes that makes me want to hate Gladwell too. But even still, there it is.
n/a lowend73 2017-06-18
Jesus, how about something a little longer and even more droning and lame?
No one should care this much about it. Your autism proves that it has taken over your persona. My recommendation is to come out of the closet and enjoy a homo-friendly world.
n/a JuiceBusters 2017-06-18
You need to come up with more originality in these replies.
Do you see it? You were just stringing together 3 or 4 of last years top asshole replies. You kinda scotch-taped them together and pressed it onto the reply box.
Do a little something would ya? Try and put any kind of personal signature on it. Something that makes it less bot and more you. and update it a little.
You could come up with something couldn't you? Instead of 'autism' you could add 'super autism' right? Something you did for 2017!
Ok there you have it, stupid. A little encouragement to do better next time eh!
n/a lowend73 2017-06-18
Did I?
You're a long winded ass. I bet you think you are "being you" with a fucking diatribe about the 10,000 hours. Is that your personal signature above?
Autism and Super Autism? What in the fuck are you actually trying to get across?
Dude, your post history shows that you are always adding whatever "knowledge" you think you might possess. Today I Learned? The Donald?
On top of being autistic, you used the word "eh" in a sentence. Sir, I don't speak to snow niggers.
n/a JuiceBusters 2017-06-18
Yes. You know that now.
You think it was me being me. That's part of what evoked the jealous hatred inside of you.
That you need to start having original thoughts of your own. Invent an insult or a new twist on an old one.
Just adding together 3 'copy-paste' retorts isn't anything but being a parrot 3 times in a row.
Instead, sure, use 'Autistic' but make it your own, use it in a unique way. Autistic Savant, Autism-Lord. The only thing is for you to actually think and speak (write) something from your own imagination.
Great but this is about you. What I do won't change that.
Oh good, does that mean you will fuck off for a while now, darky?
n/a lowend73 2017-06-18
I just want to comment to see your multi paragraph retorts. Talk to your boyfriend and work it out. You faggots can now marry.
Plus, you're a Canadian. That says more than anything. The Country stinks, and you truly are a sub continent full of St Pauli Girl swilling troglodytes.
n/a JuiceBusters 2017-06-18
The faggot thing doesn't work well here. You have to pick and choose places for it.
Same with the autism thing. It should have some meaning. I'm half-surprised you didn't cram 'snowflake' and 'butthurt' into that just because you see others doing it.
This is about you. We're talking about your fuck ups and how you can improve.
But Canada would be known for fresh air, its not a subcontinent, its not known for girlish types.
So here you wanted to be creative for me (so good you tried) but again its a fail if you just say 'the opposite'.
Yes, credit for obeying my request and you're getting the idea but don't just take what is good then 'say the opposite' like that is witty.
Ugh.. you were almost there but then that horrible fucking faceplant at the end :(
n/a lowend73 2017-06-18
You are a funny gal.
n/a JuiceBusters 2017-06-18
It's guy. 'you are a funny guy!'. Holy shit if you're going to stalk me with movie quotes - do it right, faggot.
n/a lowend73 2017-06-18
Not movie quotes you dummy. I'm referring to you as a woman because you act like a chick lol. Don't get tour hopes up about the stalking, I couldn't resist. Later Ma'am
n/a JuiceBusters 2017-06-18
You don't think I act like a chick, a gay or anything like that.
Why write fake replies like that? Who's it for?
n/a lowend73 2017-06-18
Lol
n/a JuiceBusters 2017-06-18
fag
n/a KuukerinNelli 2017-06-18
But it only takes 2 hours to learn how to pick cotton efficiently.
n/a iamcolinwood 2017-06-18
Pretty sure that whole 10,000 hours think was debunked
n/a throwawizzlemahnizzl 2017-06-18
How drunk are you my son?
n/a spooky_rationality 2017-06-18
look up "igon value" for a laugh, gladwell is a well known idiot
n/a David_Tosk 2017-06-18
Actually it's more complicated than that, but the baseline for getting good is that you must do something for 10,000 hours. Doing something non-challenging or low quality doing it, doesn't really work. If so, a lot of golfers would be liker Tiger Woods. But Malcolm Gladwell is a scam anyways. It's superficial nonsense.
n/a FourthMember 2017-06-18
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2008/12/the-philo-semite-twenty-five/9230/
He made the top 25 goys of all time.
n/a lowend73 2017-06-18
You really are autistic lol.
n/a lord_minidisc 2017-06-18
Opie wishes he was this good