Friday, June 21, 2013

10,000 Hours of Astronomy

When I was considering the possibilities for this dedication of time, several tasks came to mind. I struggled on deciding on a task worthy of committing 10,000 hours to. Should I learn how to play an instrument, or should I learn a new language? There were so many options and skills that I wish I could acquire. I finally decided that if I could dedicate 10,000 hours to learning a specific task, I would choose to learn astronomy. The topic of astronomy has always intrigued me. By definition, astronomy is a branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.  The idea of thousands of other planets, solar systems and galaxies is fascinating to me, and I would love to learn more of the topic, and to become an expert in the field. I plan to go into astrobiology as a future career, and if I had the 10,000 hours’ worth of study and knowledge, then I would be well prepared for the future. 

3 comments:

  1. I think it is a good idea that you want to perfect a task that you would use in the future. 10,000 hours would give you enough time to learn a lot about astronomy and could give you a good future in astrobiology. It would be interesting to learn about something that seems like it has endless possibilities with solar systems and galaxies.

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  2. Astronomy would be a very interesting field to be an expert in. There are so many undiscovered mysteries out in space. 10,000 hours would be plenty of time to perfect your knowledge of astronomy. The limitless potential of the field insures that you will almost always have a chance to use what you learn in your future, especially if you end up going into astrobiology. You never know, you may be the person to end up discovering something huge.

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  3. Mastering astrology would be incredible, especially when you consider the size of the universe. On Earth we still see light from stars that had died before Earth was even created. The universe is full of mysteries and you could end up discovering one.

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