That's interesting. Too bad I'm pretty sure I practiced the horn for  
10,000 hours (took it 40 years ago) but I'm not close to achieving  
"true mastery" :-(

Daniel


On 17Mar 2010, at 14:54 , Steven Mumford wrote:

> One of the most significant factors is what scientists call the  
> "10,000-hour rule."
> When we look at any kind of cognitively complex field -- for example,
> playing chess, writing fiction or being a neurosurgeon -- we find that
> you are unlikely to master it unless you have practiced for 10,000
> hours. That’s 20 hours a week for 10 years. The brain takes that  
> long to
> assimilate all it needs to know to achieve true mastery.

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