I think most of you who are dismissing this theory have misread or misinterpreted what Levitin actually said. He claims the 10000 hours are required to be considered world class or a master. That is, considered by your peers to be a master. Anyone who claims themselves a master, isn’t. Levitin also states that simply working 10000 hours at a particular activity may not result in your becoming a master. It takes more than just ‘hours’ as any artist (or anyone for that matter) knows. Also, a prodigy is just that, a prodigy, they have not had the experience to become a master.
I think most of you who are
I think most of you who are dismissing this theory have misread or misinterpreted what Levitin actually said. He claims the 10000 hours are required to be considered world class or a master. That is, considered by your peers to be a master. Anyone who claims themselves a master, isn’t. Levitin also states that simply working 10000 hours at a particular activity may not result in your becoming a master. It takes more than just ‘hours’ as any artist (or anyone for that matter) knows. Also, a prodigy is just that, a prodigy, they have not had the experience to become a master.