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The theory goes that in order to get good at something (anything), you need to put in about 10000 hours (5 years of full-time work). I would venture to add tha
by Derbasti 14y ago
The theory goes that in order to get good at something (anything), you need to put in about 10000 hours (5 years of full-time work).
I would venture to add that probably, age has some influence in that the age edges (very young/old) are less effective towards that goal than your prime work age, simply because when you're young, you likely lack guidance and foundation/education and when you're old, you learn more slowly.
Still, 5 years is not all that much. 5 years can easily be done in university and at your first job. Crucially, this is where a mentor can really make a difference, which is usually unavailable earlier.
Hence, I agree that starting at 18 is not a problem. I myself did not start earliear either. But you will have to put in your 10000 hours one way or another.
- ryanmolden 14y agoIt is ~10,000 hours of concentrated practice[1] to gain a mastery of a field. It is not just 10,000 hours of doing something (over and over). That is the rub, you can code for years and years and years and gain nothing from it unless you are constantly challenging yourself and trying to up your skill level, surrounding yourself with people that can teach/challenge you and always striving to get better (i.e. never telling yourself you are awesome/great as it can seriously damper your drive to 'keep going' and cause you to think you are 'already there'). [1] http://www.psy.fsu.edu/faculty/ericsson/ericsson.exp.perf.html http://www.psy.fsu.edu/faculty/ericsson/ericsson.exp.perf.ht...