| Re: Ten Thousand Hours.
10000 seems about right--but it is spent doing something we love. Compare this to:
Average number of hours per week spent watching television
December 27, 2005
Thailand 22.4
Philippines 21.0
Egypt 20.9
Turkey 20.2
Indonesia 19.7
United States 19.0
Taiwan 18.9
Brazil 18.4
United Kingdom 18.0
Japan 17.9
Saudi Arabia 17.7
France 17.3
Hong Kong 16.7
Czech Republic 16.2
Poland 15.9
Spain 15.9
Average number of hours per week spent reading
India 10.7
Thailand 9.4
China 8.0
Philippines 7.6
Egypt 7.5
Czech Republic 7.4
Russia 7.1
France 6.9
Sweden 6.9
Hungary 6.8
Saudi Arabia 6.8
Hong Kong 6.7
Poland 6.5
Venezuela 6.4
Australia 6.3
South Africa 6.3
Average number of hours per week spent listening to radio
Argentina 20.8
Brazil 17.2
South Africa 15.0
Czech Republic 13.3
Thailand 13.3
Turkey 13.3
Poland 12.5
Hungary 12.1
Germany 11.5
Australia 11.3
Mexico 11.1
Sweden 10.9
United Kingdom 10.5
United States10.2
Spain 9.9
Philippines 9.5
SOURCE: The Economist World in Figures
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