Analysis Of Malcolm Gladwell's The 10, 000 Hour Rule
What is the 10,000 hour rule you may ask? The 10,000 hour rule is a directive from the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell that states that if you want to be successful then you have to put 10,000 hours into it. “In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours (40).” This prominent quote is controversial because many people disagree with the time it takes to become successful. I believe that this rule that Malcolm Gladwell calls “The 10,000 Hour Rule” actually is true. However, I understand that there are many people who did not put in their work and got successful like Ted Williams the homeless man with the golden voice, or Jacob Sartorius the internet star that blew up in just mere weeks.
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Pichai did not get that position with luck, but instead used hard work and perseverance to get to the highest position at Google, CEO. With multiple degrees from prestigious universities such as the Wharton School from the University of Pennsylvania, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Stanford University, he has accumulated over 10,000 hours from just school alone. Pichai joined Google in 2004, gaining over 10 years of hard work and experience. Sundar Pichai’s net worth is over 150 million dollars, making him very successful in not only today’s standards.
It is more than evident that the most successful people dedicate time, energy, and depend on education to further their chances of becoming more than just the average joe, they want to reach for the stars so they can land on the moon, they want to be the one percent. How many of us will even win a Nobel Prize like Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman? Who could possibly imagine becoming the chief executive officer at Google like Sundar Pichai? If you want to be like them, then I urge you to put in your time so you can be
Pichai did not get that position with luck, but instead used hard work and perseverance to get to the highest position at Google, CEO. With multiple degrees from prestigious universities such as the Wharton School from the University of Pennsylvania, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Stanford University, he has accumulated over 10,000 hours from just school alone. Pichai joined Google in 2004, gaining over 10 years of hard work and experience. Sundar Pichai’s net worth is over 150 million dollars, making him very successful in not only today’s standards.
It is more than evident that the most successful people dedicate time, energy, and depend on education to further their chances of becoming more than just the average joe, they want to reach for the stars so they can land on the moon, they want to be the one percent. How many of us will even win a Nobel Prize like Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman? Who could possibly imagine becoming the chief executive officer at Google like Sundar Pichai? If you want to be like them, then I urge you to put in your time so you can be