Josh Kaufman offers a better way. His systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition 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 can pick up the basics in record time... and
have more fun along the way.
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You can now quickly acquire a new skill in just 20 hours. The source of this thread: The First 20 Hours by Josh Kaufman. A book I highly recommend you read. https://t.co/GpO6OM8WbN
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3 books that will change your life: • How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big by Scott Adams • Influence by Robert Cialdini • The First 20 Hours by Josh Kaufman One is about systems The other is about persuasion The last one is about fast skill acquisition.
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For more on learning intelligently, these are the best resources I've found: The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything...Fast -Josh Kaufman The 4-Hour Chef - Tim Ferriss Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career - Scott Young
"If you're like me, you'll get so inspired that you'll stop reading to apply this approach to your own procrastinated project. After reading the first five chapters, I tried Josh's technique to learn a new programming language, and I'm blown away with how fast I became fluent."
--DEREK SIVERS, founder, CD Baby, sivers.org
"Great opportunities are worthless without skills. No more excuses! Kaufman proves that we all have the capacity to become experts."
--SCOTT BELSKY, founder, Behance, and author of Making Ideas Happen
"With the amount of information and change in the world today, the person who can adapt and learn the most quickly will be the most successful. Kaufman breaks down the science of learning in useful, entertaining, and fascinating ways. If you care about keeping your job, your business, or your edge, this book is for you."
--PAMELA SLIM, author of Escape from Cubicle Nation
"In this inspiring little book, Josh argues that you can get good enough at anything to enjoy yourself in just 20 hours. In other words, all that's standing between you and playing the ukulele is your TV time for the next two weeks. If Josh, a busy father and entrepreneur, can make the time, then the rest of us can too."
--LAURA VANDERKAM, author of 168 Hours and What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast
"Lots of books promise to change your life. This one actually will."
--SETH GODIN, author of The Icarus Deception