The “10,000 Hours Law” emphasizes that extraordinary progress can only be achieved if there is a high level of intensive training in a certain field.
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Editor’s note: Today, more and more people are more inclined to accept the idea that “generalists” are more popular than “specialists.” Become a “generalist”, although you can do “everything is not a fine”, but “walking rivers and lakes skills do not press the body.” This translation from the Guardian article, the original title is Generalise, don’t specialise: why focusing too narrowly is bad for us, authorDavid After citing a series of research findings, Epstein summed up the importance of “generalists” over “professionals” in today’s society, and I hope to inspire you.
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We start with a few stories from the sports world.
The first story you may have heard of. The male protagonist in the story, his father discovered his difference when he was very young. At the age of seven months, his father gave him a small club to play with. So, the toddler, he took the club with him wherever he went. At the age of ten months, when he can climb down from the high chair himself, he will always play the club that he has tailored for him, and imitate the movements of others. Because he didn’t talk at the time, his father would teach him how to hold the pole correctly by drawing.
When he was three years old, he went to the TV. Also played on the TV show with comedian Bob Hope. In the same year, he participated in the official golf tournament for the first time and won the junior group (under 10 years old). For him, time is really a waste of a second. His father knew that the child was gifted in this respect, so he began to train him. At the same time, he also helped him prepare for the inevitable attention in the media. He will play the role of a journalist and ask his son questions, teach him how to answer these questions skillfully, and warn him that he will never provide