{"id":8028,"date":"2016-11-11T08:39:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T08:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/datcomWP\/?p=8028"},"modified":"2016-11-11T08:39:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T08:39:00","slug":"does-10000-hours-of-practice-automatically-make-someone-an-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/11\/does-10000-hours-of-practice-automatically-make-someone-an-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Does 10,000 Hours of Practice Automatically Make Someone an Expert?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re already a business owner, but let\u2019s say that you want to pick up some new skills. You want to be known as an expert in a new field, and you\u2019re pretty dedicated to doing so. Perhaps you\u2019re familiar with the 10,000 hours rule, which attempts to explain how someone becomes a master of a particular craft. Well, we hate to burst your bubble, but this rule might not be as simple as it sounds.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">What the 10,000 Hour Rule Is<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 10,000 hour rule claims that in order to learn a craft and develop world-class skill, one has to have at least 10,000 hours of experience working with the skill. The original report, published in 1993, found that the most accomplished students at a music academy in Berlin had put in an average of 10,000 hours of practice by the time they turned 20 years old. It seems simple enough, right? You put in plenty of practice and you can possess a world-class skill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it Might Be Wrong<\/strong><br \/>\nIn his new book, Anders Ericsson (who worked on the original report), along with his co-author Robert Pool, attempt to further understand and isolate the science behind the 10,000 hour rule. They came to a number of conclusions concerning the nature of the initial study:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>There\u2019s nothing special about 10,000 hours<\/strong>: The number 10,000 was chosen specifically because it was a nice, rounded number. Plus, regardless of how skilled they were, the musicians tested were nowhere near their peak, or \u201cworld class,\u201d by the time they reached 20 years old. It\u2019s been proven that pianists tend to reach their peak at around 30 years old, so the 10,000 rule isn&#8217;t quite true.<\/li>\n<li><strong>10,000 was only the average<\/strong>: By proxy, if you put in 10,000 hours of effort, you\u2019ll only be meeting the average skill level of those who are working toward the same goal. Thus, you can\u2019t be considered \u201cworld class\u201d at all. Other studies have shown that it can take as many as ten years to reach a goal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice isn\u2019t enough<\/strong>: It was found that investing time and practice into a task doesn\u2019t necessarily make you better at it; rather, it\u2019s the quality of the practice that yields results. This \u201cdeliberate practice\u201d pushes the practitioner beyond their comfort zone and forces them to up their game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Lesson: Practice Makes Perfect, Not Necessarily Time<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are a few lessons that can be learned from the 10,000 hour rule, but none of them actually have anything to do with 10,000 hours of practice specifically. They can still, nonetheless, be very helpful when learning a new skill and applying it to your life.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train the right way<\/strong>: You can dramatically improve your own skills if you\u2019re diligent about it, but only if you approach it in a productive way. For example, a writer who\u2019s trying to develop their skills can\u2019t improve if they write while the television is turned on.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice, practice, practice<\/strong>: Regardless if you spend 500 hours or 10,000 hours honing a craft, you\u2019ll be improving your skills. After all, practice is the only real way to improve, and regardless of how much time you invest into it, you\u2019ll see results.<\/li>\n<li><strong>There\u2019re no limitations<\/strong>: Regardless of where you stand professionally, there\u2019s always room for self-improvement. You can always reach for loftier goals, and once you start working on a skill, keep working at it. You\u2019ll likely see your hard work pay off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We think it\u2019s safe to say that you can\u2019t become an expert in a craft overnight, and that even successful business owners have skills that they can dramatically improve by focusing on the right things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re already a business owner, but let\u2019s say that you want to pick up some new skills. You want to be known as an expert in a new field, and you\u2019re pretty dedicated to doing so. 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