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Non-Golfer Will Practice 6 Years, Try to Turn Pro

John Johnson — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:09:05 CDT

In his book Outliers , Malcolm Gladwell popularized the notion that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become great at something. Portland's Dan McLaughlin is testing the theory in a remarkable way: The 31-year-old quit his job in June 2009 and devoted himself to practicing golf six hours a...

Tiger Woods Hits the Links

Harry Kimball — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:05:00 CST

Tiger Woods is out of family counseling in Arizona and playing golf in Florida ahead of a possible comeback. The scandal-plagued superstar is practicing at Isleworth, outside Orlando, and an insider tells the AP he has no specific schedule for returning to competition. Next week's World Golf Championship at Doral...

Even in Geniuses, Hard Work Trumps IQ

Matt Cantor — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:25:17 CDT

In today’s scientific age, research suggests that genius isn’t a “hard-wired” trait, writes David Brooks in the New York Times: instead, it suggests “a more prosaic, democratic, even puritanical” perspective. Greatness may start with “slightly above average” talent, but what counts is thousands of hours of hard work. “It’s not...