If you've spent any time wondering at what makes people successful, you've probably come across 'the 10,000 Rule,' popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers. Put roughly, the rule posits that after 10,000 hours of working at a skill--coding, tweeting, dancing--you'll become an expert. But research suggests that the rule has a major misconception: to become awesome at a skill, it's not about quantity of time spent, it's about quality.
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