By Josh Kaufman
If our life is good for one thing, it’s the ride. I want to go out being able to do everything I ever dreamed of. Will this book make that happen?
10 Principles of Skill Acquisition
- Choose a loveable project
- Focus energy on one skill at a time
- Define the target performance level
- Deconstruct the skill into subskills
- Obtain critical tools
- Eliminate barriers to practice
- Make dedicated time for practice
- Create fast feedback loops
- Practice by the clock in short bursts
- Emphasize quantity and speed
10 Principals for Effective Learning
- Research the skill and related topics
- Jump in over your head
- Identify mental models and mental hooks
- Imagine the opposite of what you want
- Talk to practitioners to set expectation
- Eliminate distractions in your environment
- Use spaced repetition and reinforcement for memorization
- Create scaffolds and checklists
- Make and test predictions
- Honor your biology