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That's a false equivalence if there ever was one. When you get stuck in traffic, you aren't choosing conditions of adversity which will guide you towards higher

That's a false equivalence if there ever was one. When you get stuck in traffic, you aren't choosing conditions of adversity which will guide you towards higher difficulty. One could easily make the comparison between traffic jams and monotony. When one practices a skill, they get to choose the level of difficulty as well as a number of other factors related to the activity. A traffic jam is hardly comparable and it's not surprising that monotony does not really improve anyones' driving skills. However, compare your driving skills to someone from India where there are no traffic lights, and you'll probably go running out of the car. They are able to take higher risks because they deal with it every day.

geezerjay 9y ago
> When you get stuck in traffic, you aren't choosing conditions of adversity which will guide you towards higher difficulty. Neither do you or anyone in general when working a 9-to-5 job. Hours spent on a job do not represent skill increases. They only represent how much of your life you spent on something. I'll also add that "5 years of experience vs 1 year of experience 5 times" is a known thing.
- yesenadam 9y ago
  Traffic jams, 9-to-5 job.. I'm not sure what those have to do with the topic at all. Yes, the 10,000 hours thing doesn't include every possible human (in)activity, no-one thinks it does.
fellellor 9y ago
Actually we do have traffic lights. They are just optional. Jokes aside, the conditions are different. Most traffic in India is extremely slow moving, which makes those risks possible. Go to a country where the to Urban driving speed is over 50 kph (~30 mph), say 80-100 kph, Indian drivers will refuse to take those risks.
- dsfyu404ed 9y ago
  >Most traffic in India is extremely slow moving, which makes those risks possible. Go to a country where the to Urban driving speed is over 50 kph (~30 mph), say 80-100 kph, Indian drivers will refuse to take those risks. That explains a lot.

geezerjay 9y ago

> When you get stuck in traffic, you aren't choosing conditions of adversity which will guide you towards higher difficulty. Neither do you or anyone in general when working a 9-to-5 job. Hours spent on a job do not represent skill increases. They only represent how much of your life you spent on something. I'll also add that "5 years of experience vs 1 year of experience 5 times" is a known thing.

yesenadam 9y ago
Traffic jams, 9-to-5 job.. I'm not sure what those have to do with the topic at all. Yes, the 10,000 hours thing doesn't include every possible human (in)activity, no-one thinks it does.

fellellor 9y ago

Actually we do have traffic lights. They are just optional. Jokes aside, the conditions are different. Most traffic in India is extremely slow moving, which makes those risks possible. Go to a country where the to Urban driving speed is over 50 kph (~30 mph), say 80-100 kph, Indian drivers will refuse to take those risks.

dsfyu404ed 9y ago
>Most traffic in India is extremely slow moving, which makes those risks possible. Go to a country where the to Urban driving speed is over 50 kph (~30 mph), say 80-100 kph, Indian drivers will refuse to take those risks. That explains a lot.