heres proof why this is true…

some one said its possible to remain “adept” after 20,000 hours..

ok thats fair,

so get this….

has that individual not become a “master” something other than the percieved goal?..

after handling any task for even 3 hours, as SOON as you drift to sleep, you’re brain is already forming neural connections on how to handle that task, the way you intended. you’re brain thinks that task is part of you’re evolution so it adapts as fast as you believe possible…

Look at a baby… it holds no belief that it can learn to walk in 20 years… it simply LOOKS at YOU and does it in three.. pure… raw… desire to copy you… not to “walk”, cuz it has no concept of the word. but after hours of attempts.. falling, getting back up falling again.. its done Properly, this is an overlooked miracle in its self… Duration matters.

ive made music for quality, and over short time, you get Disgusted by you’re own craft no matter how beautiful others think it is… but when i made music for duration and less self editing, There IS a freedom in that so very REAL… just try it out.. what ever you want to undertake. if its too overwhelming, just decide to master a tiny portion of that thing, do its so many times, and if you make a list of all the different ways you can do it, youll begin to see hidden angles very few have seen, but heres the best part..suddenly there will be an avalanche of ease for all the other things people are trying to master, and thats way better than trynna master the whole thing at ocnce.

happy mastering. eddie

Joanna

Also the quality of practice makes a huge difference. You could practice for 20,000 hours but never quite reach true mastery, always staying adept. And also some will be able to reach mastery in a bit less than 10,00 hours.

Genetic factor also plays a role but it is small and only really plays a part at the total newb level (a guy with a higher IQ will perform better when first learning a task) or at the opposite end of the spectrum (no one will ever squat as much as Paul Anderson no matter how hard they train unless a guy with his extremely rare genetic potential starts weight training which is only likely to happen about once a century).

As a college student, there are many skills I would like to improve, but when making goals to write more often or read every night, I hardly realize that I do all of those things on a regular basis while doing homework.

I’ve been toying with the idea of using some Time-tracking software to try to keep track of this. Surely, it will make me feel better if I realize I’ve already spent 5 hours this week writing and 12 reading, and I can squeeze out a few more solely for pleasure on top of that. I’ve looked at Klok and Kimai, but I’d really like something that allows you to “tag” by project. That way, I can tell how much time I’m writing overall, how much in English and in Spanish, and which classes are sucking the most life out of me. :-)

Any suggestions, anyone?

It is interesting that you assume a linear progression here, with 2,000 hours between each level.

It must be different for everyone, but I wonder if for most it might often work more like this:

* Level 1: Novice (1,250 hours)
* Level 2: Apprentice (3,000 hours)
* Level 3: Journeyman (4,500 hours)
* Level 4: Adept (6,500 hours)
* Level 5: Master (10,000 hours)

A quicker progression through the early stages, and a long, grueling trudge from Journeyman to Master. I think there might be evidence of this in just how many guitar players we all know at levels 1, 2, and 3 ;-)

You’re right, I haven’t been doing my share of the design posts recently. The secret is that I’ve been hard working on a redesign of the site. Stay tuned :-)