Re: OT: 10,000 hours

[Rainer Straschill <moinsound@googlemail.com>]

> And Gladwell's point is that it takes 10,000 hours of "practice" to 
>realize that gift and that 10,000 hours of practice takes an environment 
>conducive to such work (together with an appropriate temperament and 
>inclination).

And my point is that I challenge both the actual number of hours and
the necessity for the environment. See Händel or Camus.