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Re: OT: 10,000 hours



On Jul 17, 2009, at 9:07 AM, Rainer Straschill wrote:

> Being a prodigy doesn't mean you enter the world already being an
> accomplished composer/whatever. It means you have the gift to become
> one of you try to.

And Gladwell's point is that it takes 10,000 hours of "practice" to  
realize that gift and that 10,000 hours of practice takes an  
environment conducive to such work (together with an appropriate  
temperament and inclination).

Mark