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Use This 4-Step Formula To Learn Anything In Under 24 Hours
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Becoming Reasonably Good
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Deconstruct the Skill
- Break the skill into various small parts, remembering that every big skill is a collection of many sub-skills.
- Identify the essential sub-skills needed to give you the maximum advantage.
- Practice the most important part that you have discovered, using the 80:20 principle in your learning.
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80/20: Pareto's principle
The Pareto principle states that 20% of your activities (even lesser) deliver 80% results (even more) in almost every area of your life.
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Learn Just Enough
You don't need to become an expert before you start to learn any sub-set of the major skill. You just need to learn enough, so you can self-correct when you make mistakes.
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Remove Barriers to Practice
Remove any obstacles that may distract you from practicing your sub-skill. Television is the biggest culprit, followed by smartphones.
Learning something new will come with some frustration. That will be a time to safeguard yourself from any distractions so you remain focused on learning the skill.
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Practice for 20 Hours
It is not humanly possible to practice all in a twenty-hour stretch.
A distributed practice learning method is achievable. It would roughly mean 45 minutes of practice for a period of thirty days in a row.
For instance, writing every evening for 30 minutes can give you a reward of a 25 000-word book in a 5 - 6 week period.
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“The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice”.
Brian Herbert
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Overcoming the barrier to learn
The fear of sounding stupid stops us. In reality, you can learn anything if you wish to with a little daily practise over a repeated period of time.
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Learning to Learn
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Writing
Like any skill, you learn by doing. And make a commitment to write publicly.
You learn better when people can actually see your work. It forces you to do your very best. It gives you accountability. You get feedback from others and improved based on it.
Public Speaking
Nothing builds confidence more than doing a successful public speech. So seek opportunities to speak in front of groups.
- Start with people you’re comfortable with (friends and family).
- Talk about subjects you’re passionate about.
- Be aware of people's reactions and interest levels and adapt accordingly. You'll get better in time.
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Know your outcome
Figure out your “why.” Consider these questions.
- What opportunities will become available by learning that new thing?
- What would you do if you could use your desired skill right now?
- Will you have a deeper relationship with your family/friends? Grow your business?
Model the best
No matter what you want to learn or accomplish, there’s someone in the world that has already achieved what you want.
You have access nowadays to endless resources in the form of biographies, books, videos, online classes and so on. You just have to search.
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"One skill you want to master in this day and age we live in, if you want to have an extraordinary life, is the ab..."
Tony Robbins
Don't reinvent the wheel
Mimic and get help from someone who’s already learned it to get tips and save time.
In order to achieve mastery faster, our first step should be to consult the top players in the field and model the path they have already carved out for us.
Deconstruct the skill
...into its basic, fundamental components, to find the most important things to practice first. This shows that very few things actually make a difference in any aspect of our lives, including learning.
Use the Pareto Principle: which describes a goal of generating 80 percent of results by putting in 20 percent of the effort.