100-Hour Rule (Rule of 100 Hours)

100-Hour Rule (Rule of 100 Hours) (Anders Ericsson, 1970s) – the assertion that small amounts of consistent daily practice (estimated at between 15 and 20 minutes per day, or totalling about 100 hours per year) are usually sufficient to support “expert” performance (understood as ranking in the top 5% of practitioners)



Please cite this article as:
Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2024). “100-Hour Rule (Rule of 100 Hours)” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.


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