on April 13, 2026, 14:41:49, in reply to "Outliers is a great book and the 10,000 hours rule is a misunderstood statment, but in general"
Getting better at something takes work. Period. 
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its a good generic understanding of the dedication it takes to be great.
The actual hours really varies by activity, but the main point that people should understand that just playing 10,000 of golf / basketball / guitar / etc doesn't make one great. Sure, you'll be good and better than most, but you won't be great. The 10k hours (or whatever the number) must be dedicated practice. For golf that means probably 1,000-2,000 hours of just working on your drive mechanics. 2,000 hours of your putting stroke and learning how to read greens. etc etc. Basketball is thousands of hours of shot mechanics, dribbling specific practice, footwork, body positioning.....all of it is tedious and boring....but doing the boring stuff every single day adds up over time and it allows people develop the ability to do things consistently that mere mortals can only do with a bit of luck 10% of the time. Previous Message
They may not have the means to do what Rory did, but tough. When I heard that's what he did, flying in and out to play Augusta leading up to the Masters, I thought it was brilliant.
And the 10,000 hours stuff sound like it came right out of the Malcolm Gladwell book. People have no idea how much time and effort it takes to master something - music, sports, etc. Those 10,000 hours don't include the time playing - just the practice. Agree with that stuff as well. Previous Message
that's saying something.
That's like asking is it fair that Kobe would get access to the gym at 3AM and would work out for 5 hours by himself before his teammates showed up for team practice?
So so very dumb. Greatness finds a way.
The average idiot just thinks certain people are just born with incredible talent. They have no idea the lengths that the people at the top go to in order to achieve greatness. 98% of professional athletes are professional athletes because they have spent 10,000 hours or more in dedicated practice honing their skills....and even if some people understand that fact, most still don't comprehend how much time that actually is and how hard that is to accumulate. And the 10k plus guys are just the "average" pros. The guys at the top like Kobe, Rory, Mike, Djokovic, Tiger, etc are relentless to another level. They'll all have 20,000 hours plus of dedicated practice just working on their skills and thousands upon thousands of other hours lifting, stretching, doing cardio and conditioning, plyos, and recovery.
Rory is just willing to do what it takes to put himself in the best position to win. It doesn't guarantee he will win it, he's just doing what he did because it probably gives him a 1-2% edge which probably results in a 1 stroke advantage. Everyone else just wasn't willing to sacrifice what he was for 1%. That's the difference in a great athlete and the other professional athletes.
None of what he did was an unfair advantage. It was the separator. Previous Message
Is that a perk former champions get? I imagine most tour players couldn’t swing that. Previous Message
I hate two putt to win situations. No drama.
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