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10000 Hour Rule By Malcolm Gladwell
This essay reflects the philosophy of Malcom Gladwell's "10,000 Hour Rule"; and will express 10,000 as the number that represents hard work, passion, and dedication. You will hear how I argue for Gladwell's philosophy and why. This essay will follow with my thoughts on how patience, along with hard work, passion, and dedication is required to succeed both professionally and academically in today's society.

10,000 hours, WOW! When thinking of these hours it seems like such a long time doesn't it? It seems as if it will take your entire life to finally reach these hours. However, in all actuality it will only take you a max of 10 years if you are a hard worker, dedicated and passionate at what you do. I personally do not
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On their first trip, they played 106 nights, four or five hours a night. On their second trip, they played 92 times. On their third trip, they played 48 times, for a total of 172 hours on stage. The last two Hamburg gigs, in November and December of 1962, involved another 90 hours of preforming. All told, they performed for 270 nights in just over a year and a half.” – Pg. 49-50. This shows that the Beatles worked hard to get to their height of fame. This helped me understand how important it is to work hard for what you do. Many individuals may have had the opportunity of growing up in a family or situation where everything is given to them and I am sure they have used such an opportunity to their advantage, who wouldn't, while others weren't as lucky. I, for example, was not lucky enough to have everything given to me but I did have family and friends who supported me. They all wanted to see me succeed and I take that as the biggest accomplishment I could ever achieve because not many people have that support as they grow up and I am glad I am one of the few fortunate to have such a support system. However, no matter if you were lucky enough to have the opportunity to grow up with such a privilege or not, everyone works hard to get to their full potential and strives to get to where they want to be in life both professionally and academically. After all, hard work always pays off in the

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