Made it to Louisville

Being that I'm doing so much driving on this trip, I want to take advantage of the time in the car and listen to a few books I've been wanting to read.  Audible.com is great!

The first book on my list was "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell.  It's the book that presents the 10,000 hour rule: In order to truely master a skill, you have to put in 10,000 hours of practice.

Listened to the whole thing (7.5 hours) on the way to Louisville.  Outstanding book.

It dispells the idea that some people are just born great and hard work is the true path to success, coupled with support and being in the right place at the right time.  Bill Gates got his hands on a computer in 8th grade and spent every spare moment programming and was at the perfect age when IBM needed an operating system.  The Beatles weren't that great of a band when they first got together, but for months at a time would play 6-8 hour sets seven nights a week in Hamburg, Germany.  When they were ready, so was the world.

I would highly recommend the book for anyone who . . . well . . . just about anyone.