# 20 hour rule The [[10000 hour rule]] is vastly misunderstood. The learning curve is another way to look at it: ![[20220524015658 how good you are vs practice.png]] While doing something for 10K hours will definitely lead to a high level of expertise/mastery, it's interesting to consider that **it takes ~20 hours to become reasonably good at something new** That's not a big investment: 45 minutes a day for a month. Steps to rapid skill acquisition - Deconstruct the skill - Decide what you want to be able to do - Learn enough to self-correct - Get different resources - Focus on practice - Get better at noticing when you're making a mistake - Avoid procrastination - Remove barriers to practice - Remove distractions - Remove anything that prevents you from practicing - Avoid relying on willpower - Practice for at least 20 hours - Pass the frustration barrier The major barrier to skill acquisition isn't intellectual but emotional References: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY