The first 20 hours — how to learn anything | Josh Kaufman | TEDxCSU

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Josh Kaufman is the author of the #1 international bestseller, ‘The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business’, as well as the upcoming book ‘The First 20 Hours: Mastering the Toughest Part of Learning Anything.’ Josh specializes in teaching people from all walks of life how to master practical knowledge and skills. In his talk, he shares how having his first child inspired him to approach learning in a whole new way.

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Date: March 14, 2013

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  1. THE FIRST 20 HOURS – HOW TO LEARN ANYTHING

    1. Deconstruct the skill:

    – decide exactly what you want to be able to do when you're done, and then look into the skill and break it down into smaller pieces.

    2. Learn enough to self-correct:

    – learn just enough that you can actually practice and self-correct or self-edit as you practice.

    3. Remove barriers to practice:

    – Remove the distractions that are keeping you from practising.

    4. Practice for at least 20 hours:

    – By pre-committing to practising whatever it is that you want to do for at least 20 hours, you will be able to overcome the initial frustration barrier and stick with the practice long enough to actually reap the rewards.

    5. The major barrier's not intellectual, it's emotional.

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