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.