Duckworth: 10,000-hour rule stems from a single study of German musicians
Angela Duckworth · #109 Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior · Apr 20, 2021 · at 50:40
Psychologist Angela Duckworth explains the empirical origins of the 10,000-hour rule and the research conducted by the late Anders Ericsson.
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“That number comes from a single study of German musicians at a music academy where the highest performing musicians had done on average about 10,000 hours of practice. The next most expert group was 5000, and the group below that, I believe, was like 2500.”
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