tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post9147579795323736283..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: ExpertiseSteve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-47826427479646784632008-12-31T20:26:00.000-08:002008-12-31T20:26:00.000-08:00i recently finished reading Malcolm Gladwell's OUT...i recently finished reading Malcolm Gladwell's OUTLIERS and he mentions the 10,000 Hours rule. i never heard of it before the book. i was drafting a post and you beat me to it LOL<BR/><BR/>thank you for the link and your books and blog! Happy New Year!!Stickgrapplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942498807835887798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-72527142844301620142008-12-17T21:23:00.000-08:002008-12-17T21:23:00.000-08:00Which perhaps aligns with why professionals are ge...Which perhaps aligns with why professionals are generally considered to be starting to be experts in their field after they've been in that field about 5 years? 5 years of work at ~ 2000 working hours/year = 10K hours. Assuming you actually _worked_, in your field, all that time, and didn't waste time in meetings.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812044801600397800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-30182127953945642902008-12-17T15:54:00.000-08:002008-12-17T15:54:00.000-08:00Ah! Thank you for that link, I kept seeing this nu...Ah! Thank you for that link, I kept seeing this number (Brooks at the NYT did his op\ed on it a few weeks ago) and wondering where it came from. It seems so round and firm that I'm forced to doubt it. Seems to pat. Of course it's just an estimate, etc, but...anyway, thanks for the link.Master Planhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699687565908188376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-17527696724916591562008-12-17T15:48:00.000-08:002008-12-17T15:48:00.000-08:00anon-in-oz: really interesting Mr Perry. Thankyou....anon-in-oz: really interesting Mr Perry. Thankyou. Seems to be a problem with the link to the pdf. Wants to put www.blogger.com in front of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-66733682040721411652008-12-17T14:52:00.000-08:002008-12-17T14:52:00.000-08:00In writing, the conventional wisdom is that you ne...In writing, the conventional wisdom is that you need to do at least a million words -- some say two million -- before you start to feel comfortable as a writer. <BR/><BR/>Obviously there are those who write one book manage a home run, but in terms of feeling comfortable with one's craft, practice is necessary. <BR/><BR/>On that account, I feel a little more confident. Last time I thought about it, I figured I'd written and sold enough to make it to the five-and-a-half million word range. Books, scripts, teleplays, short stories, non-fiction. Don't count the blog, unless someday I bundle it up and turn it into a book.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.com