The 10, 000-Hour Rule Analysis

The 10,000-Hour Rule is introduced by Gladwell and states "the idea that excellence at performing a complex task require a critical minimum level of practice..In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours" (Gladwell 40). The number was determined through a study where people compared the number of hours throughout their lifetime from amateur pianists and professional pianists. Most professional pianists played the piano around 10,000 hours from when they were five years old to twenty years old in order to be the player they are today. With that example, anyone can be able to execute a task perfectly, like a professional, if they are able to spend at least 10,000 hours practicing