A lot of people think Gladwell created the 10,000 hours theory, but he merely popularized it. The original research comes from K. Anders Ericsson. Here&#x27;s a link to the original paper, which is actually quite accessible, if you&#x27;re interested: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;graphics8.nytimes.com&#x2F;images&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;freakonomics&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;DeliberatePractice%28PsychologicalReview%29.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;graphics8.nytimes.com&#x2F;images&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;freakonomics&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;D...</a>