Reading Malcolm Gladwells book “Outliers”. It’s about what it takes to beat the odds, successful people and how or why they were successful. Professional athletes, business tycoons, etc. Some of his premise in the first 2 chapters is that a person has to be lucky by being in the right place at the right time sand having opportunities that may not be readily available to a lot of people.
He also places a great deal of importance on his theory of “10,000 hours”. He quotes studies that show that 10,000 hours of practice are required to achieve a high degree, world wide standard, of competence in ones chosen field of endeavor. I have attached a couple of paragraphs from chapter 2 that state this.
So with these retriever dogs we work with so diligently, we realistically don’t have opportunity for 10,000 hours of practice. 10,000 hours equates to 20 hours per week for 10 years or 40 hours per week for 5. Current training philosophies and practice tell us these numbers are not practical or realistic.
So how can one relate this type of philosophy to our training techniques or philosophy? More reps? More time training? Or does this not relate to us at all?
He also places a great deal of importance on his theory of “10,000 hours”. He quotes studies that show that 10,000 hours of practice are required to achieve a high degree, world wide standard, of competence in ones chosen field of endeavor. I have attached a couple of paragraphs from chapter 2 that state this.
So with these retriever dogs we work with so diligently, we realistically don’t have opportunity for 10,000 hours of practice. 10,000 hours equates to 20 hours per week for 10 years or 40 hours per week for 5. Current training philosophies and practice tell us these numbers are not practical or realistic.
So how can one relate this type of philosophy to our training techniques or philosophy? More reps? More time training? Or does this not relate to us at all?
