Nothing more. They are not distinguished by working more, but by working much, much more. Other researchers have come to similar conclusions. By studying the lives of composers, athletes, authors, players of chess, including expert criminals, etc., has been determined that they require approximately 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert of international category. It seems that the human brain requires this amount of hours to reach the FQDN of any discipline. The 10-year rule in addition there is the 10-year rule. Studies conducted by Benjamin Bloom at the University of Chicago have shown that they require at least one decade of focused effort before reaching world renown in any specialty area.
Bloom studied the life of a set of 120 experts in areas as diverse as athletics, artists, biochemical, artists and mathematicians and saw each of them it took a decade of hard work and constant effort before becoming an expert in your area. Outstanding Olympic swimmers trained 15 years on average before being able to join the Olympic team. In the same way, the best pianists professionals spend 15 years of practice before achieving worldwide fame. Geniuses are made, not born in a collection of reviews of experts from the University of Cambridge (Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance, Cambridge University Press, 2006) it is concluded that what it is commonly referred to as genius, it is product of a natural ability that is not necessarily extraordinary, an excellent mentor, quality instruction and a considerable investment of work and effort. Ericsson, Professor of Psychology at the University of Florida, says: it is difficult to explain how a genius is brewing and its manifestation is so rare, but is not magic, and isn’t innate talent. It manifests when combine critical factors that allow an intelligent person to invest an effort sustained and focused to achieve mastery in an area of expertise. The Professor continues: these people do not necessarily possess an outstanding IQ, but they almost always operate in an environment that supports them and are guided by excellent mentors.
What everyone always present is an extraordinary investment of effort and tenacity. The Professor concludes that, on the one hand this encourages us, since it shows that any ordinary person possesses the ability to achieve great things in his life. On the other hand, the amount of effort that is necessary to invest to achieve excellence is overwhelming. They usually invest 5 times more time and effort than an amateur person who achieved some level of competition. And not everyone would be willing to make a sacrifice of such magnitude to succeed in life. Original author and source of the article