In practising deep work, I stumbled upon the ten thousand-hour rule. In a nutshell, it says that if you practice a particular skill or task repeatedly, you’ll become a master at it and then you’ll overcome much more than someone who spent less time on a task or in learning the task.
I embraced the ten thousand-hour rule totally and adopted it into my lifestyle. While my seniors would come in by 9 am and close by 6 pm, I would come in by 8 am and close by 9 pm. First in, last out. I studied. I hated litigation but I took up carrying out research and pushed myself until I understood principles, memorized cases and knew CAMA like the back of my hand. I moved on to IP and Corporate/Commercial Law. I applied the same principles and studied.
I read quite a bit on Bill Gates and saw how he repeatedly coded and did different things. I kept reading, finance, tech, business. I was hungry. I later found out that I didn’t need to get to ten thousand hours as a golden rule in order to achieve knowledge in a field. But by then, I knew what I always needed to do. Study to show yourself approved, a workman that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word. If I went deep and studied, I could achieve the success I wanted.
I was reading everything from legal to business to leadership to networking to business development. I was obsessed, deep and hungry! I am a firm believer in God and I know it was by his grace. But if I did not go deep, if I wasn’t chasing the ten thousand-hour rule, I would be mediocre, ordinary and basic. The two skills I sought to acquire; master difficult things and produce at an elite level. Deposit easily via bank transfer credit card or crypto wallet arbitrox Investment
Most of what I have applied, I have learnt and studied from over five hundred books by different authors. Some of the books that have impacted me are “the Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell, “High Performance Habits” by Brendon Burchard, “Deep Work” by Cal Newport, perhaps about twenty John Maxwell Books and the book that set me on my path, “Awaken the Giant” by Anthony Robbins.
