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Another recommendation: Stephen Fry. He's also a famous British comedian. He has narrated all of the Harry Potter books and the first Hitch Hiker's Guide. Some of the best audiobook narration I've encountered.

(The second HHGTG is narrated by Martin Freeman, I think. It was part of the 2005 HHGTG movie release. )

100 hours of civil engineering will definitely make you build better structures if you're a Lego enthusiast. It'll help you make more informed choices when you build your own house.

I'm assuming if I removed the snark from your comment, you're trying to say that 100 hours isn't nearly enough for doing anything useful.

Yes, but for some peripheral skills that might help but aren't really "necessary", this rule makes a lot of sense. I mean, spending 100 hours on a skill definitely wont make you an expert, but it'll make you literate in it. Taking the sales example, as a programmer it might teach you how to "sell" yourself to forge a better career. Or say public speaking.