I think this comes from neuropsych research, and the proposition is that it takes 10,000 hours to master a field, whether music, math, coding, painting, gymnastics, whatever -- because that's how long it takes to rewire the brain in a fundamental way. 10,000 hours is 5 years full time work, 40h/week, 50 weeks a year.
Genius -- that takes something extra, maybe a brain that's genetically suited to your field, plus something more mysterious.... There's a fascinating book by a guy name Doidge, called The Brain That Changes Itself, well worth reading. Nobody knows about what makes genius, though. -- Peter Peter M. Brigham pmb...@gmail.com http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig On Jan 9, 2012, at 8:48 PM, Pete wrote: > I've read a statistic in various places that it takes 10,000 hours of > practice to become a genius in some skill or other, always assuming you > have the skill in the first place of course. > Pete > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Alejandro Tejada > <capellan2...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Many thoughful comments and funny replies! >> Thanks a lot for sharing your insights. >> >> So it is completely possible that exists >> programmers with skills like Mozart, who >> according to his biographers, could >> create a whole composition in his mind >> and then, sit down to transcript it. >> >> Then... a requisite for this "gift" should be >> an extensive and intensive practical >> experience in the programming language. >> And, at least, Ten years or more of daily practice... >> >> Al >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Zen-of-Computer-Programming-tp4279111p4280691.html >> Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> > > > -- > Pete > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
