Reading "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell after recommendation from a yoga teacher, I came across the famous 10,000-hour rule.
Taken from The Sunday Times online:
"If you want to shine, put in 10,000 hrs..The greatest athletes, entrepreneurs, musicians and scientists emerge only after spending at least three hours a day for a decade mastering their chosen field."
"...Such dedication is also apparent in musicians. Maxim Vengerov, 34, is one of the world’s greatest violinists. He was born in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk and, after being given a miniature fiddle at the age of four, displayed outstanding aptitude.
His talent was matched by an immense work ethic. He practised seven hours a day, giving his first recital at the age of five and winning his first international prize at 15. Vengerov said: “My mother would get home at 8pm, cook dinner and then teach me the violin until four in the morning. As a four-year-old boy it was torture. But I became a violinist within two years.”
"On a wider scale, Gladwell says that Asians excel at mathematics because their culture demands it. If other countries schooled their children as rigorously, they would produce similar results."
and so we see this in the chinese team's excellence in gymnastics and divers. It's from the willingness to make sacrifices and an undying spirit to keep trying and practising.
This also reminds me of a few videos I have seen of Will Smith, in which through his numerous interviews I could tell his incredible spirit and passion for life. WS mentioned that if anyone were to put him and someone else who might be stronger, richer, faster, luckier or better on a treadmill race, WS would stay running on the treadmill with all his might or he would die trying. That's how much he will work to get what he wants.
So no, it's not entirely about luck. If you want it, go get it. Have you done your 10,000 hours?
Taken from The Sunday Times online:
"If you want to shine, put in 10,000 hrs..The greatest athletes, entrepreneurs, musicians and scientists emerge only after spending at least three hours a day for a decade mastering their chosen field."
"...Such dedication is also apparent in musicians. Maxim Vengerov, 34, is one of the world’s greatest violinists. He was born in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk and, after being given a miniature fiddle at the age of four, displayed outstanding aptitude.
His talent was matched by an immense work ethic. He practised seven hours a day, giving his first recital at the age of five and winning his first international prize at 15. Vengerov said: “My mother would get home at 8pm, cook dinner and then teach me the violin until four in the morning. As a four-year-old boy it was torture. But I became a violinist within two years.”
"On a wider scale, Gladwell says that Asians excel at mathematics because their culture demands it. If other countries schooled their children as rigorously, they would produce similar results."
and so we see this in the chinese team's excellence in gymnastics and divers. It's from the willingness to make sacrifices and an undying spirit to keep trying and practising.
This also reminds me of a few videos I have seen of Will Smith, in which through his numerous interviews I could tell his incredible spirit and passion for life. WS mentioned that if anyone were to put him and someone else who might be stronger, richer, faster, luckier or better on a treadmill race, WS would stay running on the treadmill with all his might or he would die trying. That's how much he will work to get what he wants.
So no, it's not entirely about luck. If you want it, go get it. Have you done your 10,000 hours?
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