reflecting on 10,000 hours (blog #4)

When i first read the title of Gladwell's  paper "The 10,000 Rule", i didn't know what to expect but as every sentence passed, i became more and more drawn into the reading. In his writing, Gladwell explains what the difference could be between professionals or experts and amateurs or students. With some sound logic and research Gladwell might as well have swept me off my feet. through my own experiences i am forced to agree with him. There are many things in my life i consider myself to be pretty good at, all of which i was originally horrible at. Take videogames for example, the first time anyone picks up a controller they get so confused they might as well be programming the game. The same went for me but now i've played so many that when i'm introduced to a new console, controller and game at the same time i'll finish the game in a few hours. although i can't claim to be an expert on videogames (mostly because i don't have my hours logged) i can say that the 10,000 rule may as well be a fact.

10,000 hours of worth it (blog 3)

 Some people call themselves experts  at a hobby or  think themselves blessed with talent . Gladwell's  article " The 10,000 hour rule" focuses on the difference between professionals and amateurs by describing the differences of how each person  practices their trait. Gladwell points out that when we ask amateurs or students how much they practice per day/week etc. it will almost always end up showing that they do not reach the 10,000 hour mark. whereas professionals or experts would practice almost exponentially and pass the 10,000 hour milestone and then go on to prove that they are experts or professionals at their subject. Some examples gladwell uses of this idea include Mozart, Bill gates, and the Beatles. He goes into detail about how each of those examples were brought up through their past and more specifically how they practiced so much. Gladwell definitely got his point of the 10,000 hour rule across, at least to me. After reading this i hope to be able to put in more practice to the things i aspire to be great at.