Constantly improving your skill set is one of the only ways to future-proof yourself. If you follow this guide, you’ll be better equipped to learn anything you’ve ever wished to learn.
The more smartly-practiced skills you learn, the faster you’ll learn other connected skills. And knowing your skill mastery and the direction they’re going gives you the clarity on what to learn next for maximum learning efficiency.
We are lagging behind evolution for the first time since 350,000 years, and it’s time to do something about it. Let’s build a collective intelligence and solve this before it’s too late!
Skill learning doesn’t have to be tedious. It can be really fun and you’ll be amazed how much you can actually learn in only 15–20 hours of deliberate practice!
The skills in this article are not surface-level skills. They are not easy to learn, and it’s because of that reason that I’m writing it now — so you have time to start preparing to learn them in 2021.
This guide on learning how to become more productive comes from an obsession I’ve had since I was very young. I started working in strawberry fields when I was 8 years old. The rules for making more money was simple: the more baskets you fill out, the more money you make.
Not every learning process is created equal, but after learning that many skills so quickly, I guarantee this one works. I’ve taught this process in multiple workshops and those who implemented it were the ones who followed through and got the best results. This can happen to you too.
Most people aim to learn broader skills without thinking about what their sub-skills are. When you are aware of the sub-skills and focus building a library of those, you are more equipped to identify your proficiency in the skill and know what to learn next.
This guide on learning how to become self-aware comes from five years of experimentation with journaling, mindfulness and asking the right questions to the right people (including myself).
This particular guide on learning how to learn comes from three years of experimentation with skill development and applying the neuroscience of learning.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a lark, an owl, or a third bird, your early afternoon isn’t productive time. Use it for other lighter activities, like resting, reading, taking a walk, and even entertaining yourself.
As a full-time writer, I always try to come up with new ways to be more productive with my writing. In this article, I’m showing you some of my favourite ways to be a more effective writer.
Forcing extra productivity for the sake of being productive is all but productive. Entertainment is a way to rest and recharge your batteries. Just make sure you get it under control and use it only when needed.
To learn any skill effectively, you need to prepare correctly, practice smartly, and reflect regularly. These 10 lessons will help you be on the right track.
If you’ve heard about a book before and would like to know more about it before buying it, fourminutebooks.com is an excellent resource. You can also use it, like me, to get the golden nuggets much faster. And if you prefer a more visual approach, you can check out the mind maps I did out of them.
This will take months, if not years to master every step, but it’s incredibly worth it. When you get to the end, there’s nothing you can’t learn, and your motivation will always be high. You’ll have more energy, you’ll be smart, and you’ll thrive like never before.
The problem is, we don’t know how to learn. We are never taught how learning happens in our brains and how to make the most out of our time during our study, practice, or teaching sessions. I’ll show you how right here in this article.