Laura Marano on Work Ethic vs Talent
5 May 2026 · 1 min
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Laura Marano's mother gave her a book about the 10,000-hour rule. Marano says she trusts her work ethic more than talent, and that dedicated practice is what actually builds mastery.
Laura Marano's mother gave her a book about the 10,000-hour rule. Marano says she trusts her work ethic more than talent, and that dedicated practice is what actually builds mastery.
So Mom introduced you to this book.
Yes.
So kind of what did Mom see in you that she thought you needed this book?
Listen, I think with this book, the chapter that always gets people is the 10,000-hour chapter, which, you know, I feel like since it's been published, like, it's, you know, people have been like, oh, it's not— it's been like disproven in some ways or blah blah. But I do think But it makes sense. It makes sense. And I think the very idea of it is the idea of hard work behind a craft, which is something that I think my mom saw that I very much resonated with that.
Um, because you worked hard.
Yes. I, I feel like I, my work ethic, I think for me is more, I feel more confident about my work ethic sometimes than I do my talent. Necessarily, um, if that makes any sense.
Yeah.
