In his latest book (Outliers), Malcolm Gladwell argues that if you want to really master something (e.g. playing guitar, programming, playing golf), there is a high probability that the number of hours you will need to invest into it will revolve around 10,000.
A beautiful talk by novelist Amy Tan, searching for the heart of the creative process in childhood tragedies and present-day uncertainties.
Some thoughts:
Nowadays, as Seth Godin describes in this post, “infinite” is everywhere.
An infinite amount of choice pushes most of us into a shallower, best-seller driven reality.