
141: Beyond the 10,000 Hour Rule: Richard Hamming and the Messy Art of Becoming Great by Cal Newport on Excellence
Optimal Work Daily - Career, Productivity and Entrepreneurship
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Hamming's Speech - A Review
In many fields, including research science, the path to becoming excellent is messy and ambiguous. The fact that Hamming's advice is disjointed and varied is exactly the point. To me, the speech's impact was diluted among its many disconnected insights. I didn't come away with a clear new model for how to structure my research career.
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