It takes roughly 10,000 hours to become a master at something. Assuming you want to become perfect at it in about 10 years, that’s roughly 2 hours and 45 minutes a day…
Every. Single. Day.
No breaks. No ifs. No ands. No butts.
So why do this? Isn’t there a faster way to achieve perfection at something?
No. No there’s not.
The simple truth is - skill takes time. You want to be paid for doing something? Be good at it. You want to make a LOT of money doing something? Be the best at it.
It’ll be boring, it’ll feel like it’s for nothing, and sometimes you may even quit. James Clear’s book Atomic Habits presented this paradigm best, in which the first week or so is fueled by pure optimism. After a few weeks of what may feel like no progress, people tend to become irritable, impatient, or even frustrated. However, this is the crucial step in which you must simply put your head down and continue your practice.
It’s a simple process, but one that pays dividends. Find something you want to be the best at, and work at it until you are. It’ll be boring. It’ll be tedious, but the work will pay for itself in due time.
That’s all for this one…. Until next one
Quote: “In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it. Your interest must transcend the field itself and border on the religious.” - Robert Greene
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