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The first 20 hours : how to learn anything ... fast / Josh Kaufman.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Portfolio / Penguin, 2013Description: xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781591845553
  • 1591845556
Other title:
  • First twenty hours
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 153.1
LOC classification:
  • BF 378 K21f 2013
Contents:
A portrait of the author as a learning junkie -- Principles of rapid skill acquisition -- Principles of effective learning -- Yoga -- Programming -- Touch typing -- Go -- Ukulele -- Windsurfing.
Summary: Forget the 10,000 hour rule. What if it is possible to learn the basics of any new skill in 20 hours or less? Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What is on your list? What is holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills, time you do not have and effort you cannot spare? Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill. In this nonstop world when will you ever find that much time and energy? In this book the author offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition: how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible by showing how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) BF 378 K21f 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000107378

Includes bibliographical references and index

A portrait of the author as a learning junkie -- Principles of rapid skill acquisition -- Principles of effective learning -- Yoga -- Programming -- Touch typing -- Go -- Ukulele -- Windsurfing.

Forget the 10,000 hour rule. What if it is possible to learn the basics of any new skill in 20 hours or less? Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What is on your list? What is holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills, time you do not have and effort you cannot spare? Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill. In this nonstop world when will you ever find that much time and energy? In this book the author offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition: how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible by showing how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers

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