Comments on: What are You Going to be Exceptional at in 10 Years?

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:13:54 +0000

Even though my comment is someworth late. The post is not obsolete.NICE point post.AND I will like to ask you Scott,when did you commence your policy or principle of Holistic learning.Not just in response or reaction 2 d post but i wil like 2 know

By: Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:54:00 +0000

Interesting article. I liked the point that skill leads to passion as much as vice versa.

Can I just name check Anders Ericsson? He is the guy that found out about the 10,000 hours rule (not Gladwell) and he doesn’t always get the credit he deserves for it.

Anyway, the point I wanted to make is that it is 10,000 hours or so of deliberate practice. So just 10,000 hours of writing (or whatever) isn’t going to do it. You need 10,000 hours of honing specific techniques in a structured way, and then getting really good feedback on each of those hours. It’s a tough ask, but good luck to all who are on the road.

By: Farrukh Shahzad

Farrukh Shahzad — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:50:06 +0000

The best thing one can do in ten years is to try to become free man. But the important thing is the progress within these ten years. I suppose in these ten years one can divide them in stages for continues progress.

By: Rethinking Talent « Scott H Young

Rethinking Talent « Scott H Young — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:26:09 +0000

[...] area of life I’ve been hunting for a good model is talent. If I’m going to invest years trying to get good, I don’t want that effort wasted. A good model of talent could tell you which skills are worth [...]

By: De

De — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:55:13 +0000

What will you be good at in a few years? 1.Singing 2.Writing

By: Vin

Vin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:39:09 +0000

a note: you can become a master in less than 10 years if you practice something that very little people practice….

By: Richard Bartlett

Richard Bartlett — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:13:57 +0000

As you said in the post, the arbitrary figure of 10,000 hours is meaningless as a figure. What is important is the notion that you have to dedicate an enormous amount of your time to a discipline to become highly proficient. If someone starts working towards something with this in mind, they’ll approach the process of learning without self limiting short term thinking. (e.g Chastising themselves for failing to make progress after six months).

I’m dubious about the term mastery as it seems to imply a level of proficiency beyond which further learning is not possible. I don’t believe in such a level but I may be misinterpreting this particular use of the word. Great blog you have here.

By: Learn to draw using only your brain « Kapitar

Learn to draw using only your brain « Kapitar — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:34:37 +0000

[...] scriptwriting and editing can all be developed to a high standard, with dedicated passion, over a long period of [...]

By: Society Doesn’t Care that You’re Good at World of Warcraft « Scott H Young

Society Doesn’t Care that You’re Good at World of Warcraft « Scott H Young — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:01:59 +0000

[...] the skills you will focus on for the next several years, therefore, shouldn’t be just about what your current passions are. They should look at the [...]

By: Perfectionism Isn’t Bad (In the Long-Term) « Scott H Young

Perfectionism Isn’t Bad (In the Long-Term) « Scott H Young — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:50:30 +0000

[...] breed of perfectionist embodies the attitude I believe is necessary to become insanely good at something. Because their drive to improve extends far beyond what is “good enough”, as declared by [...]