Practice makes perfect, but is it enough

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Practice Makes Perfect, But Is It Enough?
The Myth of the 10,000 Hour Rule

Why is the 10,000-hour rule not legitimate?

The major problem with this rule is that it overlooks the importance of several other factors in determining success such as:

1. Opportunity and Resources
• Gladwell in his book "Outliers" says that the famous band Beatles, had the opportunity to play for extended periods of time in Hamburg, Germany and get feedback from live audiences.
• Bill Gates had access to a computer at a young age, which allowed him to develop his programming skills early on.

2. Talent and natural ability
• Some people are naturally inclined towards a particular skill or activity enabling them to be successful with or without 10,000 hours of practise.
• Along with enough practise and opportunities, the Beatles possessed a high degree of high degree of natural talent and creativity allowing them to develop their signature sound.
• Steve Faloon in Ericsson's "Peak" managed to memorize a string of digits faster than anyone else in history with only a couple hundred hours of practise.

3. Quality of practise
• Anders Ericsson in "Peak" describes the concept of deliberate practice which refers to a specific type of focused and goal-oriented practise designed to improve performance in a particular skill or area.
• He says that this type of practise is more effective than engaging in generalized practise for a set number of hours.
• In a study of violinists at Berlin, Ericsson found that the most successful musicians had not only practise for 10,000 hours of practise but had also engaged in deliberate practise.

Conclusion
• The 10,000 rule oversimplifies the complex phenomena of success.
• Along with practise, natural ability, opportunities and the type of practise are all equally important in order to succeed in any field.
• This rule should can be considered as a useful guideline instead of a reliable accurate theory.

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