10,000 Hours of Play by OP Hero: Phil Knight
Phil Knight was a middling miler from Oregon who built Nike by treating his life as a 60-year…
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10000 Hours of Play
Articles on 10000 Hours of Play — from Yu-kai Chou, creator of the Octalysis Framework.
10,000 Hours of Play by OP Hero: Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant's Mamba Mentality through the 10,000 Hours of Play 6-Step lens: the Game, Attributes, Roles, Skills, Allies,…
10,000 Hours of Play by OP Hero: Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki picked one game young and refused to compromise the craft. An OP Hero profile through the…
10,000 Hours of Play by OP Hero: Hedy Lamarr
Hollywood mis-scored her for 50 years. Her 1942 frequency-hopping patent now powers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular. A 10K…
What’s Your Edge Strength? The Talent Triangle Method
For most of my life, my Edge Strength was the thing getting me in the most trouble. In…
The Skills Spectrum: Specialist, Dabbler, or Master?
The career advice you grew up on lied to you. “Pick one thing. Get great at it. Become…
Should You Stop Studying and Just Start? (Two-Quest Rule)
Most ambitious people are not under-learning. They are over-learning, and using studying as a hiding place. The fifth…
10,000 Hours of Play by OP Hero: Joris Beerda
How Joris Beerda moved from diplomacy to business to gamification leadership, and why his career is such a…
10,000 Hours of Play: Why Play Beats Practice
Yu-kai Chou explains the core idea behind 10,000 Hours of Play, the 6-step framework, and where to start…