10,000 Hours Rule

"A journey of a hundred miles begins with just one step."
"Practice makes perfect."
"Practice, practice, practice."
In the book "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell, he repeatedly refers to the "10,000 Hour Rule".  Highly successful people achieved success from performing a task for 10,000 hours. 
Finally, at the ripe age of forty, I have accepted that a random publisher with deep pockets will not approach me on the street and say, "Hey, you look like you have a story, here's a million dollar advance, now go write it!"  That isn't quite how my fantasy of instant success went, but it may as well be.
Now, I'm too busy writing to day dream about instant success as a writer. 

1. I write for at least an hour every morning.  My goal is to write 3 pages, longhand.  It's just a brain-dump.
2. I then dedicate some time to working on whatever project I want -- short stories, a book, or just a list of ideas for more stories.
3. Weekends I write, usually more time on those projects in item #2.
4. I've started blogging, trying to make 3 entries a week. 
5. And I read: blogs, books, short stories, magazines, newspapers, cereal boxes, emails...

I definitely still dream of success as a writer -- and by success I mean earning enough money at it to do it full-time. 
But I think I'm a little too invested for it to ever be considered "instant."
How do you spend your 10,000 Hours?