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		chii on Oct 30, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: No, I still don't want to work for Google i doubt anyone is claiming that having 10,000 hours put into a skill/craft is going to make you successful. It's merely a pre-requisite, and not the only one at that.

kenko on Oct 30, 2012 [–]

Look at Mozart, for instance. He'd put in his ten thousand hours by the time he was like three.

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