Don’t Try To Be At The Very Top
The gains are disproportionate, mainly going to the very top of the pyramid. Most of us with ‘mediocre’ talent could find it a challenge to be at the very top, even after practising the 10,000-hour rule.
As Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert tells us: Instead of working towards the very top(which is a big task) it is fairly easy to be in the top 25 percent of a chosen field by honing one’s top three skills to good enough levels.
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