Jolenta, you and I love talking about innovations, about ideas, about what makes people tick

and about what makes stuff work. And that's why we're super excited to introduce everybody listening

right now to Wondry's new podcast, The Next Big Idea. Hosted by Rufus Griscoe and featuring

guests like Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Dan Pink and Susan Kane, these legendary thought

leaders will be your personal idea curators. From business and science to health and culture,

each week they'll bring you one of their favorite new ideas. Ideas that can change the way you live,

work and even think. We're about to play for you an exclusive clip from The Next Big Idea that

brings into question whether or not the 10,000 hour rule makes a champion. Malcolm Gladwell popularized

the rule in his best-selling book Outliers. But since then, David Epstein has challenged the notion

in his best-selling book, Range. Which Next Big Idea is right? I can't wait to find out. Oh,

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A boy is born in a mid-sized town in northern California. When he's seven months old, his father

buys the boy a small putter that he drags around in his little circular baby walker as he learns to

walk. At 10 months old, he picks up a club and tries to mimic a swing. He's not old enough to

understand concepts, so his dad draws pictures to show him how to place his hands on the grip.

At age two and a half, the boy appears on a popular television talk show.

Producers set up a putting green and then the toddler comes out with a miniature golf bag draped

over his shoulder. Two clubs almost as tall as he is are packed inside. Two other guests on the show,

Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart look on as the boy tees up and then sends a golf ball

careening across the stage. How about a putting contest with Mr. Hope? Can he put two? Oh yes.

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