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]]> By: AlexSchleber http://blog.steffanantonas.com/10000-hours-hits-and-experts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2736 AlexSchleber Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:57:42 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=168#comment-2736 Good post. I agree with your assessment Steffan, Godin appears to be making a somewhat sophist distinction here (I've seen a few comments from him on blogs around the Web where he did the same thing, being contrarian for its own sake).<br><br>The 80/20 Principle teaches us that 20% of the effort will get 80% of the results, while the last 20% (roughly of course) of results, i.e. true mastery/expertise, will take 80% of the effort. E.g. anyone can learn to play baseball to a passable level, but in order to be in the Majors you have to devote all of your time, etc.<br><br>What Godin is therefore right about is the question if the striving for mastery is always worth it, given that 80% or better of the result can be had more cheaply (and there are plenty of people who would say that it isn't). Then of course, he also wrote in "The Dip" that it is the perseverance of getting through the midpoint or further of the tough 80% of effort that will make the difference, and that the rewards tend to be massively disproportional at that end of the spectrum (to stay with the baseball example, between making near $0 with baseball, and making millions in the Major League). Good post. I agree with your assessment Steffan, Godin appears to be making a somewhat sophist distinction here (I've seen a few comments from him on blogs around the Web where he did the same thing, being contrarian for its own sake).

The 80/20 Principle teaches us that 20% of the effort will get 80% of the results, while the last 20% (roughly of course) of results, i.e. true mastery/expertise, will take 80% of the effort. E.g. anyone can learn to play baseball to a passable level, but in order to be in the Majors you have to devote all of your time, etc.

What Godin is therefore right about is the question if the striving for mastery is always worth it, given that 80% or better of the result can be had more cheaply (and there are plenty of people who would say that it isn't). Then of course, he also wrote in “The Dip” that it is the perseverance of getting through the midpoint or further of the tough 80% of effort that will make the difference, and that the rewards tend to be massively disproportional at that end of the spectrum (to stay with the baseball example, between making near $0 with baseball, and making millions in the Major League).

]]> By: Steffan Antonas http://blog.steffanantonas.com/10000-hours-hits-and-experts.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2737 Steffan Antonas Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:06:29 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=168#comment-2737 @Alex - I think you're absolutely right, and he does actually refer to the<br>dip in his post. I always appreciate Seth's analysis, and I think that he<br>was right to make the point. Outliers does actually magically "leave out"<br>the destinction between hits and experts under the general umbrella of<br>"success", which is why Seth made the point. I was really just riffing.<br>Thanks for the insightful comment. @Alex – I think you're absolutely right, and he does actually refer to the
dip in his post. I always appreciate Seth's analysis, and I think that he
was right to make the point. Outliers does actually magically “leave out”
the destinction between hits and experts under the general umbrella of
“success”, which is why Seth made the point. I was really just riffing.
Thanks for the insightful comment.

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