Expertise... because I'll want something to read later after moving house all day.

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What do you consider yourself an expert at? Why?

Studies show that most world-class experts in any field have spent at least 10000 hours working on the related skills. No, I don't have a citation to hand... What have you spent 10000 hours or more learning or practising? That's 3 hours a day for 10 years.

How much overlap is there between these categories?

Do you consider yourself a specialist or a generalist? Why?

Is expertise absolute or relative?

Comments

[daneres.livejournal.com]

I worked in a field where the term "expert" was used a lot - a coin and medal auctioneers - where the specialists were often referred to as experts, and based on your definition, they most certainly were. They also fitted my internal definition of "people who know almost all there is to know on the subject of .... coins". Each has their own specialism, be it islamic coins, Renaissance plaquettes or English war medals, but is well versed in the subject as a whole
Myself, I have no desire to be an expert in anything as I crave variety in my life and would rather know a little about a lot of things than a lot about a few things. Some might say I was an expert cook, and as I've spent most of the last couple of days cooking for 40 people for a christening, and am doing the same again for my niece's dedication, there might be enough evidence to either prove or disprove this! I should think I've chalked up enough hours in the kitchen to qualify, but I wouldn't be comfortable with describing myself as an expert.