With the release of The Beatles: Rock Band and the remasters, it's a good time to revisit how incredibly productive they were over a short time. One of my favorite bloggers has a personal retrospective (1, 2, 3) on this as well the strength of the music.
I'm quite amazed at what they achieved in such a short time. There has been nothing comparable in recent music. Consider that U2 put out their first album in 1980 and their 12th in 2009.
Malcolm Gladwell may have cheapened the achievement of The Beatles somewhat (in Outliers) with his theory that it takes 10,000 hours to excel at something. The argument is solid that it takes time to develop expertise, but it glosses over the genius that must go along with the dedication.
The other part of the equation is that a person's most productive years are problem their 20's. Most of us piss those years away, but if you are talented, skillful and already experienced at that age, you can accomplish great things.
Here's a link to one article about The Beatles and time management.
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