Anonymous asked:

Are you sure Malcolm Gladwell said any skill can be mastered in 10 years and not 10,000 hours? The rule is called the 10,000 hour rule, not the ten year rule. The Beatles did not play for ten years to master their craft. They played over 10,000 hours. Referring to your MSN do's and don'ts for being single article....

“The most obvious candidate for memification in Outliers is a little gem Gladwell calls the 10,000-Hour Rule. Studies suggest that the key to success in any field has nothing to do with talent. It’s simply practice, 10,000 hours of it — 20 hours a week for 10 years.”