The First 20 Hours
In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition: how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you'll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well.
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- I would recommend reading Josh Kaufman's book The First 20 Hours
It is on this exact subject.
- The first 20 hours -- how to learn anything by Josh Kaufman -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY
You can be a top 10% in any given field with this. 20 hrs is worth the effort on skills you want to learn.
My personal advice - Learn only if you put that skill into use immediatly for your good or for the greater good of the society around you. Growth for the sake of growth is the mindset of a virus
- One more thing that might help you:
There's this guy, Josh Kaufman, who teaches people how to decompose problems in a way that they can be more "digestible", so it's easier to approach them when we don't know much about a new topic.
Take a look on:
1) The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything ... Fast, Josh Kaufman
2) The Personal MBA, Josh Kaufman
Another one is Tim Ferriss. I doubt one can mimic their techniques, but sometimes it might be a good idea to just see how other people are struggling with new things and they win at the end ;)
- Reminds me of a book that you might find interesting: "The First 20 Hours"
- CPR/Choking/First Aid course is probably close to an hour.
How to change your own oil - probably lots of other money-saving home and auto DIY things...
Speed reading and memory tricks can be a multiplier on learning other skills.
How to use automation tools like Zapier and IFTTT - again, a force multiplier.
You might be interested in this book https://www.amazon.com/First-20-Hours-Learn-Anything/dp/1591... - the author has a youtube video that covers it pretty well in 15 minutes - similar to 4-Hour chef, too
- I enjoyed his book "The First 20 Hours". Most of the content is how he specifically applied it to learn certain skills: Switching from Qwerty to Colemak keyboards, and learning to play Go were interesting. He also had a chapter of learning to program in 20 hours.
