Habit vs. Skill and The 10,000 Hour Rule
By Leigh Martinuzzi
It was bought to my attention in an interview I did with Zach Schonbrun, author of The Performance Cortex, that habit and skill are two very different matters. Popularised by Malcolm Gladwell, the 10,000-hour rule suggests that by doing any activity repetitively one will master it.According to Andres Ericsson who has spent a lifetime studying the psychology behind expertise and human performance and the source of Gladwell’s research he states that the “10,000-hour rule” is actually not a rule at all.In this episode, I explore my understanding of habit and skill and what was really discovered by Andres Ericsson in regards to the 10,000-hour rule. Enjoy!Further Reading and Resources
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