![]() ![]() Epstein assembles research and historical biography that questions whether this kind of commitment to early specialisation is really true or even helpful. However, now it seems that Gladwell is delighted to be proven wrong. And getting that 10,000 hours of practice, becoming that high-achiever, means we have to specialise, and the earlier the better. ![]() Many of us have a deeply-held belief that practice and persistence are more important to achieving outstanding results than was natural gifting or sheer talent. This case for the 10,000 hours was laid out clearly by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers: The Story of Successwhich came out in 2009. You must get your 10,000 hours of practice to gain mastery of any skill. To get on in life you have to get a head start. ![]() Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein challenges a deeply-held belief, which is this: A book came out this year that profoundly resonated with me and my experience. ![]()
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