Part 4/9:
Songwriting and Success
In songwriting, the journey is even longer. Beginning in the late 1980s, the person estimates having written thousands of songs over 24 years leading to their first number-one hit in 2013. Based on rough calculations, this involved roughly 100,000 hours of practice—far beyond the traditional 10,000 hours. This suggests that success in creative fields might demand even more than the assumed threshold.