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10,000 Hours

Becoming a Senryū Expert

By Gerard DiLeoPublished about a year ago 1 min read

Ten thousand hours

Makes me an expert at this

Nine thousand to go

Senryu

About the Creator

Gerard DiLeo

Retired, not tired. Hippocampus, behave!

Make me rich! https://www.amazon.com/Gerard-DiLeo/e/B00JE6LL2W/

My substrack at https://substack.com/@drdileo

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  • L.C. Schäferabout a year ago

    Brilliant perspective! 💪

  • JBazabout a year ago

    now I do not feel alone...nine thousand to go , Classic

  • I just read DJ's Senryu! Loved yours too!

  • Esala Gunathilakeabout a year ago

    So much love it.

  • John Coxabout a year ago

    Did you perchance read Human Accomplishment by Charles Murray? I think that’s where the 10,000 thesis was born. I take it based on your Sisyphean Senryu, that you have committed 1,000 hours to writing microfiction.

  • Gerard DiLeo (Author)about a year ago

    Inspired by D.J. Reddall's Preach Practice senryu at https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/preach-practice%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">

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