The “10k hour rule” is a learning misconception popularized and echoed by some authors in recent years. This is what the research truly found on learning and mastering skills.
The idea behind the 10k hour “rule” is that it takes 10.000 hours of practice to reach mastery in any field. This is a misrepresentation -turned into a marketable soundbite- of a serious and thorough research led by an authority on deliberate practice and expert performance, K. Anders Ericsson.
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The major challenge to learn a skill is getting yourself to practice. Most people rely on willpower and that’s why they fail. Here’s the right way to stick to a practice routine.
You’ve been there. You want to learn a skill but when is time to practice you don’t feel like it. It’s a strange thing because you know you want to learn and improve, but when you have to get out of bed early or leave the house to practice you look for any excuse not to.