If your goal is to become masterful at what you do, the formula is really quite simple: stay focused and do your time. This is the theory behind Malcolm Gladwell's famous 10,000 Hours Rule. So get over yourself and get to work!
What You'll Learn
Why you can't sit around waiting to be recognized
How to check your inner critic: get clear on what failure is
How to take responsibility for that which you can control and forgive yourself for that which you can’t
How to find a supportive learning community
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- Bestselling Author and Staff Writer, The New Yorker
As Malcolm Gladwell – author of numerous New York Times bestselling books – points out, mastery and popularity are sometimes linked, but often they are not. If your goal is to become masterful at what you do, the formula is really quite simple: stay focused and do your time. This is the theory behind the 10,000 Hours Rule that Gladwell made famous. Worrying about whether you’re being recognized for your efforts, i.e. popularity, is a product of the ego, not to mention a distraction. . . . So ...