The 10, 000 Hour Rule In Outliers By George Gladwell

The 10,000 Hour Rule is the idea that it takes about 10,000 hours to master a skill. In Outliers, Gladwell uses Bill Gates as an example. According to Gladwell, Gates spent approximately 10,000 hours practicing coding, honing the skills that he would later use to build his multi-billion dollar software company known as Microsoft. Bill Gates is a real-life example of the idiom “Practice makes perfect”. The 10,000 hour also factors into education. In order to ensure success in school, I must reform my academic habits by spending more time on my work. I have a tendency to procrastinate, but the 10,000 Hour Rule suggests that students take their time on their work. Thus, I will learn to immerse myself in my work and spend more time understanding