Why You Should Work Less: A Second Look at the 10,000 Hour Rule

Most of us would have heard about having to invest 10000 plus hours to develop mastery.

Many have interpreted this as working extra hard, putting in more effort, and burning the midnight oil.  

From the article "But what's most interesting, and what had been generally overlooked, is that they only practiced on average four hours a day. Over a period of 10 years, this amounted to about 10,000 hours. And this was not just any practice: It was practice that was alone, deliberate, and very effortful. "

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