In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours.
Malcolm GladwellA book, I was taught long ago in English class, is a living and breathing document that grows richer with each new reading.
Malcolm GladwellIf you are going to do something truly innovative, you have to be someone who does not value social approval. You can't need social approval to go forward. Otherwise, how would you ever do the thing that you are doing?
Malcolm GladwellInstead of thinking about talent as something that you acquire, talent should be thought of as something that you develop.
Malcolm Gladwell