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Non-Golfer Will Practice 6 Years, Try to Turn Pro

All to test 10,000-hour theory of greatness

(Newser) - In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell popularized the notion that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become great at something. Portland's Dan McLaughlin is testing the theory in a remarkable way: The 31-year-old quit his job in June 2009 and devoted himself to practicing golf six hours... More »

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