How to Use The 10,000 Hour Rule to Achieve Success

Made popular in Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers, the 10,000 hour rule was derived from a study by Anders Ericsson, a psychologist who researched the success of violinists at the Berlin Academy of Music. In his study, he found that in every case the violinists that performed the best spent more time practicing. Outliers, further describes how the magic number of 10,000 hours was the average number of hours the violinists as well as athletes, composers, writers, artists, even criminals spent to achieve their success.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Passion
• Ambition

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   The most important aspect of using the 10,000 hour rule is to find your passion. Ask yourself what do you absolutely enjoying doing. Discover what you love to do that makes time fly.

2. 10,000 hours is about 3 hours a day over 10 years. I know 10 years may seem like a long time, but that is why the first step is so important. Spending this kind of time on your passion will not feel like work nor will it feel like 10 years.

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   Make adjustments to your 10,000 hour schedule, if you are working part time, try putting in 4 or 5 hours a day. Add additional hours on the weekend or any other time you have off.

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   Remember that saying, "An overnight night success takes 10 years". Let this be your motivation. If it happens sooner, then that is great, but don't be discouraged if it takes longer.

5. Begin your 10,000 hour journey toward success today. You have nothing to lose, and so much to gain!

[subkey]

on 9/25/2009 There's an iPhone app called "Level Me Up!" that helps you stay motivated along the path to 10,000 hours that you might want to check out too.

[sonni57]

on 6/12/2009 We are in charge of our success it comes from within thanks for the good advice.

[shesaid]

on 6/6/2009 I had never heard of the 10,000 rule, but it really rings true!