HORSE AND RIDER
TEXT: RYAN TEHINI
DOES PRACTICE REALLY MAKE PERFECT? WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME AN EXPERT
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n his bestseller Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell posits that it takes 10 000 hours of practice to become an expert or master in any field. This means that assuming you train for two hours a day, five days a week without fault, it would take you approximately 19 years to become an expert/master of the equestrian discipline. In introducing this rule, which has gained significant popularity since the release of his book, Gladwell cites many studies from a variety of fields – including music, sport, and academia. This begs the question, does it really take 10 000 hours of practice? And if not, how does one become an expert or master of a discipline?
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