“Many characteristics once believed to reflect innate talent are actually the result of intense practice extended for a minimum of 10 years.”

the biggest problem with the 10,000 hour rule, there is absolutely nothing in the study that suggests that anyone can become an expert in any given domain by putting in 10,000 hours of practice, even deliberate practice.

a recent research study from Princeton shows evidence that practice accounts for just a 12% difference in performance in various domains.

when it comes to entrepreneurship and other creative fields, the rules change all the time, making deliberate practice less useful.

Research has shown that randomising the information causes your brain to stay alert, helping to store information in your long-term memory. Which means that the next time you want to study a new subject, you could benefit from switching things up.

“The fox knows many things; the hedgehog one great thing.”

Ancient Greek proverb.

The more experience and credentials these experts held, the further off the mark their predictions were. In contrast, the participants which had a wider range of knowledge areas and were not bound to a specific “expertise” domain fared better in their predictions.