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Complexity · 3876 days ago · link · · parent · post: Debunking the Myth of the 10,000-Hours Rule: What It Actually Takes to Reach Genius-Level Excellence | Brain Pickings
Here's a letter by K. Anders Ericsson who produced the study of musicians about which Gladwell popularised the concept of 10,000 hours. It's not entirely complementary about either Eric Jaffe who reiterated the misunderstanding of the 'rule', nor Gladwell who popularised it. This is another thoughtful examination of the 'rule'.