Hi Malcolm, I've been intrigued by so much of your work.
I think that there may be a link between two of your most famous themes, the 10,000 hour rule (Outliers) and the loss of a parent (David vs Goliath) I am of the opinion, an opinion formed by my own subjective experiences, that the death of a parent and the abnormal family practices that tend to follow this allows an individual more time to do 'productive stuff'. There is a significant time burden that relates to the family; birthdays, Christmases and other celebratory events etc, remove the ability of individuals to undertake 'productive stuff' and accumulate that 10,000 hours of work. I speak from experience, as somebody whose mother died when I was young and has spent many a Christmas day, New Years Eve etc studying. I ended up with a place at the University of Cambridge, working my way out of poverty and I wouldn't change my background for anything, all of the tough times were worth it.
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Hi Malcolm, I've been intrigued by so much of your work. I think that there may be a link between two of your most famous themes, the 10,000 hour rule (Outliers) and the loss of a parent (David vs Goliath) I am of the opinion, an opinion formed by my own subjective experiences, that the death of a parent and the abnormal family practices that tend to follow this allows an individual more time to do 'productive stuff'. There is a significant time burden that relates to the family; birthdays, Christmases and other celebratory events etc, remove the ability of individuals to undertake 'productive stuff' and accumulate that 10,000 hours of work. I speak from experience, as somebody whose mother died when I was young and has spent many a Christmas day, New Years Eve etc studying. I ended up with a place at the University of Cambridge, working my way out of poverty and I wouldn't change my background for anything, all of the tough times were worth it.
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