We’ve asked you in the past whether or not you think it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert, but we found this infographic at Udemy.com with some interesting “hour counts” for how long it takes to master a particular skill.

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How many hours do you think it will take you?

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Are you really an expert? An infographic by udemy.com

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Caleb Wojcik is the co-creator of Expert Enough and a modern day renaissance man. As a self-declared polymath he picks up a new hobby every month because he gets bored easily. He the founder of Pocket Changed, and author of The Get Paid Manifesto. He is also the creator of Make It Rain: an all-encompassing personal finance course. You can follow him on Twitter.

8 Responses to “How Many Hours Does it Take to Become an Expert? [Infographic]” Subscribe

  1. Cathy Presland September 7, 2012 at 3:20 am #

    Super-happy to see my kindle course featured here!!

    I love your blog Caleb and this is such a great infographic for your readers.

    Cathy

  2. J. Delancy September 11, 2012 at 11:23 am #

    Lovely infographic. If I could suggest one addition, “Successful Blogger”.

    One other thing, 42,000+ to become A Brain Surgeon and before you know it you’ll be operating on some twit who spent 300 hours to muck around in celebrity gossip and makes as much as a brain surgeon.

    Sometimes life just ain’t fair!

  3. Choupi April 11, 2013 at 7:22 am #

    Lovely Infographic.

    Definitely lacks … Music! How many hours needed to become an Expert musician.

    For a pianist, be able to play all Beethoven’s piano sonatas, with a well refined interpretation.

  4. Mel Day May 9, 2013 at 1:14 am #

    It would take me way longer than 700 hours to become an expert at Yoga … which leads to the point that there’s no point in becoming an expert at something you’re not excited about and can stay excited about for some time.

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