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Question Everything: The Power of Critical Thinking | Alex Edmans
Behavioral Grooves Podcast
The Misleading 10,000 Hours Rule
The 10,000 hours rule suggests that to be extremely successful at something, you need to put in 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. However, this rule is misleading because it is based on misinterpretation of data. The original study by Anders Ericsson did not mention the 10,000 hours figure; it focused on deliberate practice, not just spending time on any activity. Additionally, the study's findings were based on a small sample of 30 violinists, which makes it challenging to generalize the results. The key misstep lies in mistaking data for evidence, where the correlation between practice and success does not necessarily prove causation.
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