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Malcolm Gladwell and The 10,000-Hour Myth: How AI is Rewriting the Rules of Solopreneurship
AI and the concept of meta-skills
I am a Malcolm Gladwell fan having read all his books multiple times. I like his analogies and storytelling style using data to illustrate how advantageous it may have been to be born in certain months of the year for a hockey player or during certain periods in the 20th century for a tech entrepreneur. I thought it would be interesting to take a few of his concepts such as the 10,000-hour Rule and explore how AI may change such heuristics and change the rules for solopreneurs.
Nikola Tesla and hard work
Imagine, for a moment, the bustling streets of New York City in the late 1890s. Amidst the chaos of horse-drawn carriages and early automobiles, a lone figure stands out. It’s Nikola Tesla, the brilliant inventor, walking to and from his New York Laboratories. Tesla, a notorious workaholic, believed that true genius required endless hours of work and experimentation with his team.
Fast forward to today. In a modest apartment in Seattle, Washington, Noah, a 31-year-old web application creator, is redefining what it means to be a successful tech entrepreneur. Unlike Tesla, Noah isn’t burning the midnight oil or sacrificing his well-being at the altar of success…