tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post4914319382090824821..comments2023-11-23T21:19:19.372-08:00Comments on The Green Bathtub: 10,000 HoursA.L. Sonnichsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-41463835341333529442013-02-13T23:25:07.570-08:002013-02-13T23:25:07.570-08:00I have no idea how many hours I've put in. A l...I have no idea how many hours I've put in. A lot. I'd rather use the time I'd spend figuring it out writing. ;o)<br /><br />Or reading. I keep meaning to read that book.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-41094737811732384092013-02-12T12:09:27.869-08:002013-02-12T12:09:27.869-08:00My ballpark estimate is that I've done between...My ballpark estimate is that I've done between two and three thousand hours, not even halfway to ten thousand. That doesn't stop me from feeling like a genius already. :)Ben Spendlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715176546668792509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-17662022692994748642013-02-11T11:09:13.881-08:002013-02-11T11:09:13.881-08:00When I first started writing seriously, I went to ...When I first started writing seriously, I went to a class with Shannon Hale, and she talked about a pottery class she took. The instructor said you needed to make at least 100 throw-aways before you'd have one worth saving. And of course she compared that to writing. At the time, I thought that was a lot, but 10,000 hours??? Wow. Next level for sure.<br /><br />(I do like Faith's crossover theory, though). :)Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-31269854655016976312013-02-11T02:03:23.071-08:002013-02-11T02:03:23.071-08:00Hello i am kavin, its my fiгst timе to commenting ...Hello i am kavin, its my fiгst timе to commenting аnywhere, whеn i reаԁ this piece of writing <br />i thought і could alsο cгеate сomment duе to <br />this sensible post.<br /><i>Check out my site</i> <b><a href="http://www.mrpaydayloans.co.uk" rel="nofollow">payday loans online</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-9060467871882088362013-02-10T06:12:28.937-08:002013-02-10T06:12:28.937-08:00Great post, Amy.
I apply the 10,000 hour rule all ...Great post, Amy.<br />I apply the 10,000 hour rule all the time to my music practice, and it somehow keeps me going. I don't plan to ever be a professional musician, I just want to be good and enjoy playing regular gigs (not much, eh?!) but it's amazing how the hours, days and years clock up, and suddenly you realise you've done thousands of hours.<br />Many people, writers, musicians, when interviewed refer to their "overnight" success, clarifying that they had put in many hours but the press ignore that cos it doesn't make for good headlines.<br />There's a great lesson too for our children, that hard work is not to be sneezed at, and it does reap rewards, sweet rewards!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100985140335023467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-62999786760494718542013-02-09T11:59:51.941-08:002013-02-09T11:59:51.941-08:00I've spent a good portion of my professional c...I've spent a good portion of my professional career teaching and training people, and I consider the 10,000 hour rule...along with the writing one million words rule, misleading. Neither of them consider the baseline, which can be dramatically variable! :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-58924335764467099652013-02-08T16:19:48.269-08:002013-02-08T16:19:48.269-08:00I read Outliers last year - it's a bit depress...I read Outliers last year - it's a bit depressing bc there's really no substitute for good timing in the success formula. Often times successful people are just lucky. <br />I've been writing steadily for a long time, including 13 years as a journalist. So I hit my 10K a while ago. *sigh* <br />How about you?Melodie Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599091593083976703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-15963319087620411242013-02-08T07:54:06.737-08:002013-02-08T07:54:06.737-08:00I've heard this magic number before and also f...I've heard this magic number before and also for writers -- 1 million words. Makes sense to me -- practice makes perfect.<br /><br />I wish I could say I've mastered something, and perhaps science is the only thing. Parenting is still ongoing ... the kids throw a new challenge just when you get past an old one. And writing, let's see -- it's been a decade (starting with 15 min and now about 2 hours/day) so I'm getting there ...<br /><br />I need to get my hands on that book. It fell of my radar with all the others things I've been reading. So thank you for the rec.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-44888111523255770762013-02-08T07:16:21.987-08:002013-02-08T07:16:21.987-08:00So I obviously didn't read back over/edit that...So I obviously didn't read back over/edit that last comment at all. If I had, I definitely would have cut at least one of those interestings... :)Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-81046171143106320102013-02-08T07:15:24.830-08:002013-02-08T07:15:24.830-08:00I LOVE Malcolm Gladwell's OUTLIERS. Really int...I LOVE Malcolm Gladwell's OUTLIERS. Really interesting read. And his chapter on the 10,000-hour rule is really interesting. He attributes the success of people like Bill Gates and the Beatles to this principle. Like I said, INTERESTING.Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-91433694360157518502013-02-08T06:29:03.960-08:002013-02-08T06:29:03.960-08:00I've read about this theory before, and it is ...I've read about this theory before, and it is massively encouraging. The one thing it didn't factor in, though, was the number of what I like to call "crossover hours." For example, Michelangelo was a brilliant poet as well as a sculptor and painter...but I bet with all the hours he spent analyzing, studying form, etc., that probably racked up a few hours for the writing as well. AND for us, you can't forget the hours you spend reading, thinking--and, you know, analyzing Downton Abbey. At least that's what I tell myself on days I'm tired. ;)Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-33800587868436843792013-02-08T05:28:15.989-08:002013-02-08T05:28:15.989-08:00Makes me wonder how long I've already put in. ...Makes me wonder how long I've already put in. Lol Miranda Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880449368013410349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013340946541374911.post-48296675807096017152013-02-08T04:52:51.887-08:002013-02-08T04:52:51.887-08:00Oh crap. I got a long way to go.
:)Oh crap. I got a long way to go.<br /><br />:)Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502606950280751205noreply@blogger.com