In one of our classes here at Center for Global Action (CGA) we were told that if you spend 10,000 hours on one thing you will be in expert on that one thing. Which made me think of the hours I waste on things or don’t spend trying to reach the goals and inspiring for something bigger than myself.
As a class we were given this question “If someone gave you 10,000hours to become an expert in something, what would you become an expert in?
I live in a house with about 25 other people so to say there is always someone in the kitchen is not a stretch of the truth at all.
I’m the type of person who doesn’t care who is around I’m going to say what I’m thinking. I have said multiple times that “I’m not ready for marriage because I can’t cook and my husband will want to eat.”
Now to say I can’t cook anything is a stretch, I can make your basic meals; hot dogs, grilled cheese, soup, French fries, chicken nuggets, and anything that comes in a box, or bag that is frozen.
I do not cook beef because it scares me with all the grease splattering and all, and I don’t know how to cook chicken so you don’t get sick. It’s more of the adult foods I have no clue what I’m doing with, the college child meals I have mastered.
There are two reasons I’m afraid of cooking and they are never having to cook before because my mom or sister always did it for me, and because I’m scared of ruining the food (and I don’t have the money to waste on food not getting eaten) secondly because I’m afraid of getting burnt or causing some sort of fire (think about it sticking your arm into a place that is 420degrees who does that)
I’m intimidated by the idea of cooking and everyone I live with knows that. They even have in a joking manner called me Betty Crocker, or asked if its chicken nuggets again tonight for dinner.
But then it hit me if I want to get better at cooking and be able to feed my future husband something besides corn dogs and French fries, I have to get in the kitchen and get my hours in to be an expert. I need to just try and start working at it and before long I will have confidence and become an expert at more things to eat!
I branched out last week and made pasta with Alfredo sauce and it turned out amazing! One of the guys I live with was in the kitchen with me and tasted the pasta, quickly came across the kitchen giving me a high five and announcing that I was ready for marriage.
While I know I’m not quite there yet, it was just a good reminder that if you try and spend time on something not only will it benefit me but others as well. If I spend 10,000 hours on cooking not only will I be able to eat healthier and more adult colorful food, but my future husband and one day my family will be able to eat better foods then the simple meals I make now.
I have started my 10,000 hours which translates into meals for me. I have made pasta and my end goal is a standard rib roast with all the sides! Let the cooking hours begin!
So what do you want to spend 10,000 hours to become an expert at? And what difference would it make to the world?
