&#62;The entire point of the 10k hour rule is that anyone can become an expert and be successful if they just stick with it and do what it takes. That's the reason there are no true Outliers.<p>Having that single-minded focus and dedication needed to put in the 10k hours makes you an outlier.<p>I think what I actually took away from that theory is that people value innate talent as a premium and hard work as a commodity - something anyone can do if they just put their mind to it. But I think it's really the <i>hard work</i> that separates the really successful from everyone else, not the talent.