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In response to "here's what i say about her: i saw her on TV and she was *effing terrible*, so until i see something un-terrible, i don't care what she does. -- nm" by TFox

Elsewhere, some correspondent made a pretty good case for something called the ten thousand hour rule for artists.

Posted by con_carne Feb 2 '12, 14:36

I had never heard of it, but the idea is that artists should be seasoned performers before they try to get on the national stage. He mentioned the Beatles on Ed Sullivan as a classic example.

I think I'm going to remember that with new artists, if only to see whether it's true.

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"It takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at something." ... - Beryllium Feb 2, 14:40
Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers - encyclopedia pixie Feb 2, 14:37 4
- I don't think it's his original idea though, because I saw it mentioned in a chess book at least ten years before Gladwell's. -- nm - Max Feb 2, 14:45 2
  - then why aren't you a Grandmaster today, Max? - encyclopedia pixie Feb 2, 14:46 1
    - I played 10,000 chess games on yahoo, but they were 1-minute blitz games. -- nm - Max Feb 2, 14:47
- Thank you! -- nm - con_carne Feb 2, 14:40

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Elsewhere, some correspondent made a pretty good case for something called the ten thousand hour rule for artists.

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