The 10,000 Hour Rule

What does it take for someone to master something?

• Passion
• Ability
• Opportunity***

Bill Joy

Bill Joy went to the University of Michigan at the age of 16. He helped rewrite UNIX software system. He is known as the Edison of the Internet. He is one of the most influential people of our time.

How did he get to that point?

• 10,000 hours
  • University of Michigan
  • UC Berkeley
  • Worked for AT&T

The Beatles

The Beatles had numerous hits and one of the most well-known bands of all-time. They started the “British Invasion” of music in America. All band members went on to become solo artists.

How did they get to that point?

• 10,000 hours
  • Liverpool
  • Hamburg

Bill Gates

Bill Gates was raised in Seattle, Washington. He started off in public schools then moved to private. He went to Harvard for 2 years and then dropped out to start his own software company. Co-founder of Microsoft. One of the wealthiest people of Earth.

How did they get to that point?

• 10,000 hours
  • Lakeside
  • ISI (Information Sciences Inc.)
  • University of Washington

All of these men became experts in their fields by putting in at least 10,000 hours in their craft.

How do I relate to Gladwell’s chapter?

One of the crucial points that Gladwell brings up in The 10,000 Hour Rule is the confidence and experience that you gain from the 10,000 hours you put in. 10,000 hours is going to change you. I realize that with my writing I need to do more of it and I think I need to read more also. I’m not satisfied with where I am with my writing. I’m not passionate about being an expert writer, but I’m passionate on becoming a better writer.

10,000 hours = 1 year, 51 days, and 16 hours

Questions:

1. Are you an expert or master of a certain skill?
2. Do you enjoy practicing that skill or do you practice that skill because you’re good at it and it comes easy to you?

Work Cited

Gladwell, Malcolm. “Outliers: The Story of Success.” New York. Little, Brown and Company. 2008.