In the Outliers book.. it is said that what makes someone a world class pianist, or world class programmer.. is not necessarily their outstanding talent or intelligence.
Talent and intelligence matters.. but there is another interesting factor that exists in the story of almost all world class talents.
It's a magic number: 10,000.
10,000 is the key.
10,000 is the number of hours of practice it takes for someone to be able to reach top level expertise in whatever field they are in.
Of course, some people can never be a top model no matter how many hours she/he spends for practice.
But everyone has something they can work on, something in which they have that little bit of talent, and much bigger bit of passion.
And once that 'something' is discovered..
the next defining factor will be the magic number.
I did a simple calculation.. if someone practices for 3 hours every day, he would need about 9-10 years to hit the magic number.
So.. be patient..
Just because you are not that good at something you like in your 20.. doesn't mean you won't be a world class by the time you are 30.
And just because you are 30, doesn't mean it's over. To become a world class in our 40 is not too bad.
Don't rush your life.. don't rush God.. for God never rushes us.
He is love.. and love, first and foremost.. is patient.
Talent and intelligence matters.. but there is another interesting factor that exists in the story of almost all world class talents.
It's a magic number: 10,000.
10,000 is the key.
10,000 is the number of hours of practice it takes for someone to be able to reach top level expertise in whatever field they are in.
Of course, some people can never be a top model no matter how many hours she/he spends for practice.
But everyone has something they can work on, something in which they have that little bit of talent, and much bigger bit of passion.
And once that 'something' is discovered..
the next defining factor will be the magic number.
I did a simple calculation.. if someone practices for 3 hours every day, he would need about 9-10 years to hit the magic number.
So.. be patient..
Just because you are not that good at something you like in your 20.. doesn't mean you won't be a world class by the time you are 30.
And just because you are 30, doesn't mean it's over. To become a world class in our 40 is not too bad.
Don't rush your life.. don't rush God.. for God never rushes us.
He is love.. and love, first and foremost.. is patient.
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