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Re:Practice does not always make perfect, finds study of vio... by chasing on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @02:02AM (#20754878)
> In the book, Gladwell states that “ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness”.

> “The idea has become really entrenched in our culture, but it’s an oversimplification,” said Brooke Macnamara, a psychologist at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Yeah, that's because Malcolm Gladwell peddles bullshit.

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Re:Practice does not always make perfect, finds study of vio... by juniusfree on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @02:49AM (#20755037)
The 10,000-Hour Rule Was Wrong, According to the People Who Wrote the Original Study

https://www.inc.com/nick-skillicorn/the-10000-hour-rule-was-...

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Re:Practice does not always make perfect, finds study of vio... by lonelappde on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @09:48AM (#20757084)
That article is a list of irrelevant nitpickery and mischaracterization of Gladwell.

https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/complexity-a...

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Re:Practice does not always make perfect, finds study of vio... by lonelappde on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @09:47AM (#20757081)
No, people who intentionally misquote Gladwell peddle bullshit. https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/complexity-a...
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