The 10,000-hour rule

Outliers by Malcolm Caldwell
Chapter two The 10,000-hour rule

• The ten thousand hour rule is the general rule to success
• Most good athletes begin playing at the same time
• The elite athletes and performers practice more as they get older in comparison to amateurs
• The athletes with natural talent to rise to the greatest tend to practice less than others and get picked over because of their practice schedule
• Practicing is what makes you good, ten thousand hours is the average amount of time that elite athletes practice
• Some of the success can come from the decade you were born in
• People in the same decade and country have a similar mind set which brings success

• Is there a prime age to begin sports at or can you start when ever?
• Does the origin of you determine what you succeed in?