Importance Of 10000 Hours Essay

Many people are not convinced, including myself, of the remarks by Mr. Gladwell in his book the Outliers on page 40 when he says, “10000 hours of practice is the magic number of greatness”. According to this quotation, Gladwell thinks people in general need 10000 hours of practice to be successful at a certain skill in life. These certain skills can include interests or passions that people want to be exceptional at. Many skills require a lot of practice and hard work but you don’t need 10000 hours of practice to be exceptional at that certain skill. I think Gladwell's statement about the 10000 hour rule is mistaken because he overlooks the fact, that people are born to be successful in sports and people don’t need 10000 hours of practice to be successful based on my personal experiences. Candice Cuppini, my sister, didn’t need 10000 hours of practice to be successful at her passion, which at the time was volleyball. Even though, she played volleyball for 10 years she still didn’t practice for more than 10000 hours which is the number of hours you need to be successful at something according to Gladwell. On the other hand, I think practice leads to success but like my sister you don’t need 10000 hours of practice to be successful at …show more content…
In my first body paragraph, I explained why my sister didn’t need 10000 hours of practice to be successful at volleyball. In my next paragraph, I discussed on why some athletes are still not experts at their sport even though they have practiced more than 10000 hours. Then in my next paragraph I discussed on why some athletes are born to be successful. I think Gladwell's statement about the 10000 hour rule is mistaken because he overlooks the fact, that people are born to be successful in sports and people don’t need 10000 hours of practice to be successful based on my personal