10,000 hour rule

Malcolm Gladwell interview on Outliers

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[onecommunityorg]

This is outstanding! M. Gladwell says at the end: "How can we as a society build institution that provide opportunities to work hard?" Yes! And even better yet, how can we allow the gifts and passions of people to thrive and create a better world for us all, especially the individual, because they have an opportunity to share what they love most in a way that ISN'T work, it's celebration! We at One Community solute the concept and are doing our part to forward it!! Thank you for this post!

[alexhunterjazz]

i'm sure that mozart's "garbage" is better than this guy's anything

[onee]

@wetyewruyrtsutrdhjfg I would suggest that you can study the anatomy of an arm. Maybe you will see things that you didn't saw before, because I sucked at drawing faces, until I studied faces. I still suck at drawing them from the front, but they look pretty good from the side.

Even great painters like Leonardo da Vinci have studied the human anatomy, so they could learn to paint better. Only having the experience isn't enough. Just like only having knowledge. You need both. Success!!!!

[onee]

@wetyewruyrtsutrdhjfg It is possible, but it is tough to try to look at your own work from a different perspective. I would suggest that you could model role models (even if this is a role model from a book who you can't meet in person) and imitate the way they draw. And surround yourself with people who are trying to achieve the same thing, so you can help each other. If you have a teacher ask frequently for feedback. Just keep in mind that teacher also don't know everything perfect. 

[wetyewruyrtsutrdhjfg]

@onee

Hm. That makes sense I guess. What if you look at your own work with a critical eye?

"The arm I drew sucked. It doesn't have enough muscle volume. I'll have to study more on anatomy and look more at male arms."

Then I'll go read up on the various muscle groups and books on how to draw arms. And ask others on what exercises they do to improve.

Is that the equivalence of having a tutor?

[onee]

@wetyewruyrtsutrdhjfg It isn't the 10,000 hours rule. It is repeating something the correct way in a certain amount of time. This will make you eventually better. If you do something wrong and you don't know it, because you don't get feedback from anybody who has more knowledge and experience than you, you won't become better at what you are doing.

[wetyewruyrtsutrdhjfg]

@alshati

Prove it. Show me that you've done something for 10000 hours. Show me your initial standard and your current works/creations/performance.

[alshati]

@wetyewruyrtsutrdhjfg Then you doing it wrong.

[wetyewruyrtsutrdhjfg]

Screw the 10000 hour rule. I've practised drawing for over 10000 hours (intensive practice for 5 years now). Not even near professional level.

I'm going to continue of course, I do see improvement and a very good possibility of getting into the industry. But the 10000 hours isn't enough, for me at least.

[hit9uget9]

@k94grd08 pretty sure if you spent 10,000 hours taking HGH and pumping iron + playing football you could play at a very high level. Whether that is PRO or something like Arena...it's still WAY more than you were at. I grew up bowling. I've spent more than 10k hours practicing (I am 29 yrs old), teaching, learning bowling...and, I am an expert at that sport. If I had eaten right and worked out I would be on the pro tour.