Brooke Macnamara, PhD - Bettering Our Practice and Applying the 10,000 Hours Rule to Actors

When it comes to bettering ourselves as artists, it involves a lot of training, coaching, and practice. One popular strategy is called the 10,000 Hours Rule, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell. But today’s guest, psychologist Brooke Macnamara, has done research showing the importance of quality over quantity. Get the WINMI Newsletter: whyillnevermakeit.com In his 2008 book Outliers: The Story of Success, Gladwell proposes this rule based on a study of violinists conducted by psychologist Anders Ericcson. And the rule is pretty simple: mastery comes after someone practices one skill, like playing the violin, and according to Gladwell “10,000 hours is the magic number of greatness.” Today’s episode is going to focus on this rule, its implications as well as how or if it can be applied to us as artists. Follow Brooke: Website / Twitter  Follow WINMI: Instagram / Twitter / Website  Join this podcast as a WINMI Producer and gain access to exclusive episodes and special content.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices