| // Complete utter bunk. I disagree. Personal experience suggest you're missing something. I don't know much about learning instruments generally, but his Uke song at the end was pretty decent. Having futzed around with a few I can certainly believe that some are harder than others, but he sure makes it look plausible. I'd listen to that voluntarily, although I'd pass on a concert of it. I've taught several people to drive, some from having never been behind the wheel before. 20 hours is a lot. In many US states, Drivers Ed requires 6. The biggest issue with driving is people who don't realize that there's actually a skill that they're practicing and don't pay proper attention; get past that, and I'm confident that 20 hours is plenty for any neurologically-normal young adult. I'm not sure "programming" is a fair comparison. It's a bit like saying "playing musical instruments". Having run several rounds of hiring for a few different organizations, it's absolutely true that I'd hire a programmer for a project who's never written in the language in question before. These were senior-level positions, too. 20 hours from first introduction to programming? Hrm. It'd be a fun experiment. I suspect this doesn't really cover things driven by creativity. That is: 20 hours might be plenty for playing Ukelele, but not for composing on it. I think your literature example falls in there. |