tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post5234138697193311264..comments2023-08-17T04:03:48.173-04:00Comments on leftbrainwrite: 10,000 HoursLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-36535690831427751212009-03-05T20:53:00.000-05:002009-03-05T20:53:00.000-05:00John, aw shucks... scuffing feet... thanks.And tha...John, aw shucks... scuffing feet... thanks.<BR><BR>And thank you for allowing me to monopolize your reading time (except for that Newsweek). I am honored - and indebted. Peace, LindaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-27267045149549360172009-03-05T00:26:00.000-05:002009-03-05T00:26:00.000-05:00You impress me being able to juggle multiple books...You impress me being able to juggle multiple books at the same time. I get ansy just breaking up my mono-fiction reading when my weekly Newsweek subscription arrives. <BR><BR>I think you're already "good" at writing; you've certianly proven it with your fiction and non-fiction successess. You're just looking to whet the blade.JohnOBXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00332454397777029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-42594671908277249132009-03-04T20:43:00.000-05:002009-03-04T20:43:00.000-05:00Yeah, I think I'm on the 5-year plan myself... my ...Yeah, I think I'm on the 5-year plan myself... my day job keeps me hopping and hopping, and my batteries are kinda weak... Peace, LindaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-19364032882197874162009-03-04T16:18:00.000-05:002009-03-04T16:18:00.000-05:00I understand where you're coming from on the time ...I understand where you're coming from on the time issue. I'm on the six year plan. One year would be too much.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-30457645147286843312009-03-03T21:29:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:29:00.000-05:00Paige, every syllable HAS to count - right?Elle, h...Paige, every syllable HAS to count - right?<BR><BR>Elle, hello! Ah, good... how to measure. Wish I could illuminate, but I'm struggling with that one myself. Now, I consider myself 'good' if any of my public writings gets at least one 'ah-ha'. since I writer serious stuff, a 'ha-ha' is a thumbs down.<BR><BR>Jon, 10,000 hours seems monstrously huge to me. I've been a bona fide academic researcher since 1993, definitely put in considerably more than 10k hours, and still feel like a hack. Yikes. Maybe it's just my insecurity :^)<BR><BR>Peace, LindaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-44589685267930723952009-03-03T19:57:00.000-05:002009-03-03T19:57:00.000-05:00Ah Moonie, Mr. Gladwell does not pontificate on wh...Ah Moonie, Mr. Gladwell does not pontificate on what counts as an hour. I def count blogging, commenting on others' blogs, and reading (critically?). I wonder if waking in the middle of the night, imagining a scene, and committing said scene to memory counts? Seems I should get some credit for writing-induced insomnia.<BR><BR>You're a DAMN FINE editor. As witnessed by your promo - a hearty congrats. Hope that comes with an expense account! Peace, LindaLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-30364054568762947772009-03-03T15:06:00.000-05:002009-03-03T15:06:00.000-05:00"Every single prose piece found a home."Excellent!..."Every single prose piece found a home."<BR><BR>Excellent! I'm very happy for you.<BR><BR>I expect the debut novelist has put in close to 10,000 hours of writing before he breaks through. And a rookie baseball player most likely spent many hours in Little League, Khoury League, high school, tossing balls to pop, etc. <BR><BR>10,000 hours does not seem to be an excessive amount of time to get good at something. People with a passion for something probably pick up that much experience without even being aware of it. <BR><BR>Too bad time served doesn't supply a guarantee. I'm pretty sure I exceeded the 10,000 hours long ago, but can't claim mastery. I expect I would need orders of magnitue more than 10,000 hours of practice to get good at many things - a musical instrument, for example.<BR><BR>Then there are prodigies, who break every rule of thumb. I wish.<BR>~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.jmstrother.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-42924024819841048102009-03-03T14:36:00.000-05:002009-03-03T14:36:00.000-05:00I'm just curious how a person knows when she's bec...I'm just curious how a person knows when she's become 'good'. My good might be someone else's terrible.Elle Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06860508736854124153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-83294478608360960102009-03-03T13:23:00.000-05:002009-03-03T13:23:00.000-05:00I'm not very good with numbers. I think blog writi...I'm not very good with numbers. I think blog writing time does count as well as email letter writting, yes?... Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702664099837224184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-28877511900527925742009-03-03T11:46:00.000-05:002009-03-03T11:46:00.000-05:00that's... very interesting. can you factor in blog...that's... very interesting. <BR><BR>can you factor in blogging time? or reading time? is the skill you're becoming "good" at perhaps use of the english language?<BR><BR>how does one then explain a debut novelist?<BR><BR>or an 18-year-old pro baseball player? in theory, he shouldnt be good at baseball yet. <BR><BR>but anyway. i suppose i have at least 8000 more hours to go before i'm a good editor :) better get back to that egg timer.moonrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294151043419378509noreply@blogger.com