Comments on: Gladwell: 10,000 hours to success

By: The English Teacher Blog » Blog Archive » Summer PD

The English Teacher Blog » Blog Archive » Summer PD — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:23:49 +0000

[...] is mostly elementary teachers, and both have been a delight. These teachers have already put in Gladwell’s 10,000 hours to achieve mastery of teaching skills. However, they have volunteered to spend vacation time [...]

By: 10,000 hours and The Coming Online Talent Explosion | eaves.ca

10,000 hours and The Coming Online Talent Explosion | eaves.ca — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:07:34 +0000

[...] Gladwell talks about how it takes about 10,000 hours to achieve mastery in area, subject or practice. Reference a study of musicians that sought to determine how many “natural” talents their were, Gladwell notes that: “The curious thing about Ericsson’s study is that he and his colleagues couldn’t find any “naturals” – musicians who could float effortlessly to the top while practicing a fraction of the time that their peers did. Nor could they find “grinds”, people who worked harder than everyone else and yet just didn’t have what it takes to break into the top ranks. Their research suggested that once you have enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That’s it. What’s more, the people at the very top don’t just work much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.”(H/T Tim Finin) [...]

By: 3 ways to turn weaknesses into strengths | Bizzy Women

3 ways to turn weaknesses into strengths | Bizzy Women — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:18:54 +0000

[...] people at the very top don’t just work much harder than everyone else,” he reports. “They work much, much [...]

By: 3 ways to turn weaknesses into strengths | Modite

3 ways to turn weaknesses into strengths | Modite — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:23:41 +0000

[...] people at the very top don’t just work much harder than everyone else,” he reports. “They work much, much [...]

By: Don

Don — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:15:16 +0000

this theory is exactly why bands in their 30″s or older, if still being innovative and working hard are a better bet than these teen acts with no experience!!!!

By: HowToMakeMyBlog.com

HowToMakeMyBlog.com — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:03:02 +0000

Sounds like a very interesting book to read. He posted some excerpts from the book on http://www.gladwell.com/outliers/

By: Mithun

Mithun — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:49:28 +0000

Dr. Finin, Thanks for the post and the article.