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3 Obstacles to Learning a New Skill & How to Avoid Them

If you want to learn a new skill, how can you make it easier for yourself? Should you aim for proficiency or mastery? Josh Kaufman says you can gain competency in a skill with just 20 hours of practice. But, you must make the road as smooth as possible first. Before you start practicing a new skill, he recommends that you think ahead and prepare for potential obstacles that might affect the quality of your practice. Let’s look at a few common obstacles to learning a new skill and how to avoid them.

The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything Fast (Overview)

Would you like to learn a new skill but think you don’t have the time? What would you learn if you could gain proficiency in just 20 hours? It can be hard to find the time, energy, and motivation to learn something new. Fortunately, in the international bestseller The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything Fast, Josh Kaufman provides a simple and effective method for learning almost any skill in just 20 hours. Continue reading for an overview of this encouraging and instructive book.

The 20-Hour Rule: Josh Kaufman’s 7 Tips for Practicing a Skill

When practicing, which is more important—quality or quantity? When should you sleep in relation to your practice time? How much practice should you fit into one day? In The First 20 Hours, skill acquisition expert Josh Kaufman outlines a step-by-step process for mastering the basics of any new skill with only 20 hours of practice. He provides several tips designed to help you get the most out of those 20 hours. Keep reading to get Kaufman’s advice on leveraging the 20-hour rule of skill acquisition.

How to Learn a Skill Fast: A 5-Step Accelerated Process

The 25 Cognitive Biases: Use-It-or-Lose-It Tendency

Do you need to pick up a new skill, like, yesterday? What’s the most efficient way to use your time and other resources? While there’s no way to skip straight to the last stage of the skill acquisition process, you can speed up the process. You can do this by researching the skill enough to practice intelligently, breaking the skill down into its essential components, and then putting in 20 hours of focused practice time. Read on to get practical advice from skill acquisition expert Josh Kaufman on how to learn a skill fast.

6 Qualities of an Effective Teacher That Set You Apart

Do you want to make a lasting impression on your students? What are the qualities of an effective teacher? Teachers are among the most important people in our lives. Not only do they prepare children for the real world, but they set students up for success and provide them with valuable skills. If you want to be someone who positively impacts the lives of students, uphold these six qualities of an effective teacher.

The 16 Best Books for Students: From Middle School to College

What are the best books for students to read? What types of books are recommended for middle school students vs. college undergraduates? School can be tough to get through. With all the papers, tests, and subjects to pass, a few books outside of your curricula may come in handy, no matter what grade you’re in. We’ve compiled a list of the best books for students of middle school, high school, and college levels.

Lifelong Learning Concept: Benefits & How to Practice It

What’s the lifelong learning concept? Why should you always be continually learning? Just like an artisan hones their skills over time to master their craft, continual learning will sharpen your mind. It also fuels personal and professional growth and helps you adapt to life’s evolving challenges. Let’s dive deeper into the concept of lifelong learning.

What Is the Importance of Memory in the Human Mind?

What is the importance of memory? What are the different types of memory? Memory is crucial for human beings to function. Without memory, humans don’t have the ability to learn and retain new information that helps them build skills and grow as people. Keep reading to learn more about memory’s role in learning.

How to Pay Attention: 3 Techniques to Manage Mind Clutter

Is your memory just plain bad? Do you have a hard time paying attention? Your ability to commit information to memory depends on how well you pay attention to it. According to Unlimited Memory by Kevin Horsley, paying close attention to what you’re learning requires you to be present in the moment. Check out how to pay attention and enhance your memorization skills.

How to Improve Learning Capacity and Memory: 3 Strategies

Do you want to keep your memory sharp? How can you improve your learning capacity and memory? In The Silva Mind Control Method, José Silva argues that you can improve your memory and learning ability using the Alpha state. Silva recommends “The Three Finger Technique,” which acts as a trigger to instantly access the Alpha state. Continue reading to learn how to improve learning capacity and memory with this technique.