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To clarify the "10,000 hour rule" as someone that's read all of K Anderson Ericssons work, it is a reference to the average amount of time in terms of practice (repetitions and reachesit it takes to achieve world class performance in a particular domain (art, sports etc) it also assumes a very specific type of practice which he calls "deliberate practice" ... meaning basically that athlete for example, that has to get it right, that has to be perfect, that doesn't stop trying until they are happy with the result. Those people that ruthlessly practice the fundamentals and never ever ever stop trying to perfect the most basic aspects of their domain (Kobe shooting and making 1000 free throws before stopping practice etc). It doesn't mean "just give a half assed effort long enough and you'll qualify for the Olympics"
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