[Harp-L] is there such a thing as talent?

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Dear all, Check out book by Malcolm Gladwell called Outliers:The story of success. He looks at successful people in all fields from Bill Gates to the Beatles and concludes it takes a minimum of 10,000 hours practice or study in your discipline to begin to master it . So that equates (if my math is correct )to about 3 hours practice every day for 10 years. And he also points out (as mentioned previously) the importance of support of others ie family,friends, co-workers.