The first 20 hours -- how to learn anything | Josh Kaufman | TEDxCSU
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Published 2013-03-14
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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All Comments (21)
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I am almost at my 20th hour of watching TEDx talks and I have to say I AM getting pretty good at this.
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"The main barrier is not intellectual -- it's EMOTIONAL." Amen to that.
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Watching this in 2024? 🤗
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*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 practicing. 4. Practice for at least 20 hours: - by pre-committing to practicing whatever it is that you want to do for at least 20 hours, you will be able to overcome 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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Thanks to you sir. I come back to write this 3 months (- +) after i watched this video. When i was learning english, i've tried to memorize all the words and vocab as much as possible, but after months i still can't speak or even give a comment in youtube or instagram post in english. After watched this video i realize, i don't need all the words in oxford dictionary to start speaking, like that ukelele chords, know some important words is enough for you to speak in foreign language, and that's what i do now.
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20hour Rules - Deconstruct the skill - Learn enough to self-correct -Remove practice barriers -Practice at least 20hours
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The last line : "Have fun"😭 Thanks for such amazing knowledge and time.
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I've been investing heavily during the pandemic and I've been making quite a bit of money. Passive income is great since once you've built your nest egg, the money will continue to come in passively. I am focusing on a hybrid of dividend and growth since I think that both routes are really intelligent. All credits to Trevor James Beckerman my advisor
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1 Deconstruct 2 Learn enough to Self correct 3 Remove distraction 4 Practice 20 hours
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I was watching this video just to improve my listening in English but at the end I think this video going to change my life. Thanks.
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"By playing that song for you , I just hit my 20th hour of practicing the ukulele. " This words tough me the value of keep listening to something till the end. Thank u sir for your valuable speech.
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Years and years later, this talk is still incredible!!!
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1. Deconstruct the skill. 2. Learn enough to self-correct. 3. Remove practice barriers. 4. Practice at least 20 hours. Man, you are great!!!!!! Loved your ted talk!
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Algebra test starts in 30 hours. Time to test this theory.
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00:00 Becoming a parent changes priorities and learning new things becomes difficult. 02:45 The 10,000 hour rule for skill acquisition is based on studies of expert-level performance. 05:09 The 10,000 hour rule is a game of telephone 07:30 You can learn a new skill in just 20 hours of focused practice. 09:47 To learn a skill, deconstruct it and practice the most important parts first, learn enough to self-correct, remove barriers to practice, and practice for at least 20 hours. 12:07 Commit to practicing for 20 hours to overcome initial frustration and learn anything. 14:19 Playing the ukulele requires only a small set of chords 16:47 Put 20 hours into anything to learn it.
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Summary: Just 20 hours is enough to become “reasonably good” at any skill. 1. Deconstruct the skill - Break the skill down into its most basic parts. Which parts are necessary for hitting the goal you have? (i.e. if your goal is to sing a song in Korean, you can primarily focus on pronunciation, not learning a bunch of vocabulary) 2. Learn enough to self correct - Learn enough to realize when you're making mistakes. 3. Remove barriers to practice - Turn off your phone, unplug the TV. Put your guitar, piano, language book in the middle of your room, not behind your stack of dirty laundry. 4. Practice for at least 20 hours - Commit to 20 hours from the start. You're going to be frustrated at times, so committing beforehand will help you push through the frustration.
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18:30 "The major barrier isn`t intellectual. It`s emotional." YES!!!
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The best, most exciting, most practical, most fascinating Ted talk that I continue to come back to you again and again. Read the book multiple times, applied it to everything from learning a new language to fixing up my house, to now developing my skills as a ham radio operator.
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I rarely study except for when I have a serious exam to write. Due to not being in a habit of studying and being a tiny bit gifted at learning new things, I often remind myself the barrier is not intellectual, it’s rather emotional and it always helps. Thank you for your time teacher.
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"The main barrier is not intellectual - it's emotional" was taken to heart. Thanks for the video
