How to Learn Anything... Fast - Josh Kaufman

2013 ж. 10 Қыр.
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Author and business adviser Josh Kaufman reveals a new approach for acquiring new skills quickly with just a small amount of practice each day.
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  • Step 1: Decide exactly what you want. Step 2: Deconstructing the skills. Step 3: Researching just enough to identify, understand and self correct most important sub skills. Don't allow research to procrastinate you. Best approach is to go to 3-4 resources and don't complete it by skipping unimportant part. Step 4: Removing barriers to practice. Make important thing easily accessible. Step 5: Pre commit at least 20 hours in skills to check how important that skill is for you. Summary: Choose Learning in the easy way because learning is not hard. It is a little bit of effort for having fun.

    @vaibhavhiwase5462@vaibhavhiwase54624 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you.

      @Aritul@Aritul Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for elaborating

      @LYFB@LYFB Жыл бұрын
    • Wola.. Thanks

      @yogalife365@yogalife365 Жыл бұрын
    • your amazing

      @mahkimartin6186@mahkimartin6186 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks

      @mayalestari2764@mayalestari27649 ай бұрын
  • I've spent 40 minutes each day procrastinating and now i'm a real master.

    @360GenieVideos@360GenieVideos5 жыл бұрын
    • hysterical!

      @harleychick927@harleychick9274 жыл бұрын
    • lmao

      @renee3356@renee33564 жыл бұрын
    • I'm a bigger procrastinator than you.... but we can talk about that later! ;-)

      @Fightergator01@Fightergator014 жыл бұрын
    • @@Fightergator01 I just procrastinated until the end of the video before sending this answer. master level 2

      @Maxxomatik@Maxxomatik4 жыл бұрын
    • Silly

      @Capricorn197530@Capricorn1975304 жыл бұрын
  • 'Dont't allow this research to become a form of procrastination itself.' That's a valuable statement right there. I know that I'm guilty of this.

    @samhenden@samhenden5 жыл бұрын
    • I found this video while researching...ummm...procrastinating.

      @jlmcgrot@jlmcgrot5 жыл бұрын
    • But what if what you want to learn is an area of knowledge, not a skill?

      @jacobscrackers98@jacobscrackers984 жыл бұрын
    • @@jacobscrackers98 That's exactly what I was thinking!! Then what? I think I know and that means A LOT more than just 20 hours!! The subject I'm thinking of has a lot of micro-subjects and you need to be really good at ALL of those if you want to be good at the main subject, because they ALL tie in together!! Suck at any ONE of the micro-subjects and you will suck at the main subject!!! In other words... Your only going to be as good as your weakest link! It's not ALL bad, if you know which link is weakest, strengthen it and your good to go!! That's why you should always break things down into so-called "links" that way you can always locate the weak link/links if you have one/some!!

      @keithgood7181@keithgood71814 жыл бұрын
    • That's exactly what I'm doing right now and didn't realize it until now! Thanks! Lol!!! I am a MASTER procrastinator and I've got way WAY WAY more than 20 hours into it!!!! LOL!!!!

      @keithgood7181@keithgood71814 жыл бұрын
    • I'm always guilty of this

      @legacyblog360@legacyblog3604 жыл бұрын
  • Me: *Watching this video at 2 am before final exams*

    @alexnime3303@alexnime33035 жыл бұрын
    • Hahahahah i have beeen through this dont worry u will do great

      @husnainali852@husnainali8524 жыл бұрын
    • It's too late lol

      @temitopeshittu9521@temitopeshittu95214 жыл бұрын
    • Be positive and prepare for next year :)

      @ZakirHussain-ig4yv@ZakirHussain-ig4yv4 жыл бұрын
    • Its normal.. But not perfect atol😂

      @abhishankkumar1874@abhishankkumar18744 жыл бұрын
    • hope you did well?

      @hichamel-hassany1684@hichamel-hassany16844 жыл бұрын
  • 1 set up ur goal 2 break down into smaller goals and steps 3 research on every sub tasks: 3 - 5 resources, focus on resources that repetedly appear 4 remove barriers to pratice , avoid distractions: tv, Internet, friends, social media, focus and force urself to pratice 5 pre-commitment at least 20 hours to make it through (40 mins x 30day) thank u for ur share with this "common sense".

    @xdz0611@xdz06117 жыл бұрын
    • i don't understand 20 hours. is it 20 hours in 1 day?

      @subratasarker5986@subratasarker59866 жыл бұрын
    • Rofl remove distraction "friends" haha

      @tugaric@tugaric6 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you big Bang, you're my lifesafer 😁💯😏🔥

      @FabianELLMAUER@FabianELLMAUER6 жыл бұрын
    • Practice right before sleep helps in learning better

      @lakshmahadevan@lakshmahadevan6 жыл бұрын
    • Light put out "common sense". What he had said many people do it without knowing it. He had just severed it in a plane 🍽.

      @dejavuvic1@dejavuvic16 жыл бұрын
  • I will definitely get bald for my first TED talk. It adds to the speaker's credibility.

    @vivekvitthalraopatil2775@vivekvitthalraopatil27754 жыл бұрын
    • Doesn't it though? Missing the beard though. Yes I want to look like a generic waif.

      @66wow99@66wow994 жыл бұрын
    • Damn! No one will come to listen to a bald wise woman.

      @googly83in@googly83in4 жыл бұрын
    • Anshum Bhalla I will.

      @A-Ls1@A-Ls14 жыл бұрын
    • Don't forget the eyewear!

      @haistapaska20@haistapaska204 жыл бұрын
    • @@googly83in That's a subjective opinion. Sorry, cannot agree with you!

      @hainesfalls@hainesfalls4 жыл бұрын
  • I expect a lot of people struggle with two things: Distraction, and waiting too long choosing the perfect exact thing to study. Choosing to study something may be quite a commitment financially, on resources or on a qualification for it. Distraction I find personally is unsolvable unless I work in a public space like a library, or I'm really interested in something (state of flow). People have finite self control but expect to be able to have infinite, so you've got to force yourself into environments where it's not even needed.

    @tomcossons6311@tomcossons63114 жыл бұрын
    • To solve the problem of waiting to decide on the perfect thing to study, realise that you currently aren't doing anything at all, and at least choose something remotely useful after a couple hours of decision making.

      @tomcossons6311@tomcossons63114 жыл бұрын
    • If you've got to learn something that is already laid out for you, like if you're studying for your degree, then you've got to both get interested in the subject through youtube videos, understand its importance through a bit of googling, and just force yourself to work on it (e.g. working in a library).

      @tomcossons6311@tomcossons63114 жыл бұрын
    • And don't get distracted watching videos like this one like me

      @tomcossons6311@tomcossons63114 жыл бұрын
  • I really like the way this man communicates. His way of delivering the content. Each of his words are clear, crisp, understandable and leaves a mark in ones mind.

    @erfan939@erfan9395 жыл бұрын
  • As a software engineer who had to learn new things fast, i have to say through experience he is 100% correct. When i first started out 30 years ago i also believed in the 10 year concept. Now using the techniches disscuseed here i have found i can learn a new programming language in about a month if needed

    @charlesbaldo@charlesbaldo5 жыл бұрын
    • What could you reccomend me for learning Java? I transferred from C++ and it is not hard for now. Maybe you have roadmap or something that can guide me.

      @user-is4jo6wl7s@user-is4jo6wl7s Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you so much. I really needed this

      @ishmealsasposankoh9827@ishmealsasposankoh98279 ай бұрын
  • I spent 40 minutes a day for one month so followed your advice and I became a full professor of mathematics. Thank you very much. You changed my life !!

    @amirfarahmand9547@amirfarahmand95477 жыл бұрын
    • John Edie r u serious?

      @claudiom4958@claudiom49587 жыл бұрын
    • obviously not

      @Stan.thestan@Stan.thestan7 жыл бұрын
    • LOL

      @technoself81@technoself817 жыл бұрын
    • no, he is sarcastic, obviously!

      @shakthig@shakthig7 жыл бұрын
    • LOL :D

      @vahetorozyan195@vahetorozyan1957 жыл бұрын
  • Removing distractions is much more important than we all think. Once we let ourselves fall into them, we have to start over again.

    @gagandeepsingh7789@gagandeepsingh77895 жыл бұрын
  • Wow. Amazed at how clearly and persuasively he speaks. Excellent enunciation and smooth delivery. No reading from notes or teleprompters. No stumbling over or repeating words.

    @PontificusPinion@PontificusPinion4 жыл бұрын
  • 1- Define what you want? 2- Deconstruct the skill 3- Research (3 to 4 resources) 4- Remove barriers to practice 5- Pre commit to 20 h practice I think it's worth watching the whole lecture.

    @tkar66@tkar665 жыл бұрын
    • And if you join AT&T get together with someone who has 30 years to learn. the first thing I was told on the job by an old timer is there's no book you can read to learn this job.

      @cat-lw6kq@cat-lw6kq5 жыл бұрын
    • @@cat-lw6kq old timers like to hold you back

      @mannycalavera121@mannycalavera1214 жыл бұрын
    • Not the one I was assigned to ride along with, he was very free with his knowledge. 30 years with the company and held in high regard by everyone that knew him.

      @cat-lw6kq@cat-lw6kq4 жыл бұрын
    • @@mannycalavera121 Don't say that- you may have to pry his cold, dead fingers off of what HE knows, but it doesn't prevent you from increasing what YOU know now

      @cherylm2C6671@cherylm2C66712 жыл бұрын
    • @@cherylm2C6671 it's called gatekeeping

      @mannycalavera121@mannycalavera1212 жыл бұрын
  • A good road map to learning anything. 23 minutes worth anyone's time. Take notes! Thank you for posting.

    @JamJells@JamJells5 жыл бұрын
  • I've never been good at math but I had to take a course that I was told was very difficult, part of My Critical Thinking course required I memorized and practiced "Quadratic Equations" for a class and I mastered those formulas... How? I lived every moment I had formulas in my purse, car, bathroom, on my desk at home, every where I'd have a minute. When midterms & finals came I aced the course that so intimidated me. It can be done.

    @xome2x@xome2x4 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks! I'll be memorizing the "Quadratic Equatikns" too so that I can aced my exam like you.

      @o.602@o.6024 жыл бұрын
    • What a waste of time! You do not memorize formulas, you learn to derive them or you've learnt nothing. I suggest you learn some basic factorization and algebra and you'll never have to memorize anything. Exams are useless.

      @squarerootof2@squarerootof24 жыл бұрын
    • memorizing Quadratic equations might be easy but how do u plan on cracking engineering competitive exams ewww

      @kabotohaye8666@kabotohaye86664 жыл бұрын
    • @@squarerootof2 deriving the quadratic equation is a waste of time. it's like 10 lines. you gonna do that every time you have to find the zeroes of an equation?

      @brendanbenedict31@brendanbenedict313 жыл бұрын
    • @@brendanbenedict31 It's not 10 lines and I didn't say you had to derive it to solve a quadratic equation. There're multiple ways to solve equations but if you don't know where the basic form for a quadratic equation comes from and how to derive the formula to solve ALL of them, then you know nothing. Try to learn something Brendan, memorizing will not get you very far.

      @squarerootof2@squarerootof23 жыл бұрын
  • I was a lecturer. I started following your ways to learn things faster. And, now I am an uber driver. Thanks for changing my life.

    @rubeensharma9885@rubeensharma98855 жыл бұрын
    • Very nice bro

      @mohammedhossain9408@mohammedhossain94085 жыл бұрын
    • Do u like it?

      @DuyDN4599@DuyDN45995 жыл бұрын
    • 😂😂😂😂😂

      @tinormous-road2gains13@tinormous-road2gains135 жыл бұрын
    • Lmao

      @Valentien23@Valentien235 жыл бұрын
    • 😂😂😂😂😂

      @Yo-cn3nc@Yo-cn3nc5 жыл бұрын
  • What an amazing talk! I like Josh’s work on the Personal MBA and now this is just amazing. I love how he finds ways to empower others to start and achieve.

    @chancycalhoun9214@chancycalhoun92143 жыл бұрын
  • 8:24 "It's extremely important to make sure you aren't distracted by outside forces.. 1- Turn off the TV 2- Block the internet 3- Close the door 4- Turn off your cell phone "

    @SomeOne-dx1gl@SomeOne-dx1gl4 жыл бұрын
    • i don"t think blocking the internet would help...It"s like asking people to stop having food .....If we have self control that's enough😊😊😊

      @kabotohaye8666@kabotohaye86664 жыл бұрын
    • @@kabotohaye8666 True 👍 Actually u might need using the internet for developing your skills or understanding the contents of your courses

      @SomeOne-dx1gl@SomeOne-dx1gl4 жыл бұрын
  • I found your speech in the right time, thanks a lot professor. Definitely I will start your advice from this moment .

    @linaumran978@linaumran9785 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you, I found what I was looking for. I think it is important for every generation that wants to feed its knowledge throughout life.

    @dhuratavalera3813@dhuratavalera38135 жыл бұрын
  • 1, Decide exactly what you want... 2, Deconstructing the skill 3, Researching. Self-correct as you practice. 4, Removing barriers to practice. 5, Pre-commit to at least 20hrs of focused deliberate practice before you begin. Thanks Josh

    @kelvinchikezie9370@kelvinchikezie93705 жыл бұрын
    • thanks for this

      @ShaikSameer549@ShaikSameer5495 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks Kelvin, you saved me 24 minutes by not having to finish the video. 😀

      @jfit771@jfit7715 жыл бұрын
    • Awesome video!

      @charlesmckellar4505@charlesmckellar45055 жыл бұрын
    • Video games work that way... if you do not master the lower levels you will not get to the next level. Unfortunately elementary schools do not focus on mastery of the base...

      @davidzemke2549@davidzemke25495 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks

      @_rachid@_rachid5 жыл бұрын
  • Practical. Thanks. Probably just beginning to watch such a video puts the viewer of the video in the category of being more ready to learn (about) at topic.

    @videofountain@videofountain9 жыл бұрын
  • I think the essence in good learning is how you align the studies with your ultimate pursuit in your life

    @tsl6786@tsl67864 жыл бұрын
  • I was struggling to learn English almost 15 years, but one day I decided just to use it as an instrument - I started to do search in English only, whole my computer and programs were switched to English, I watched movies only in English - and voila! I speak it as like it's my mother tongue. You have to tell your brain that what you learn is not only a thing you like to do, but also a very necessary one.

    @MaruskaStarshaya@MaruskaStarshaya4 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for confirming and giving me some validation to steps-to-learning that I previously subconsciously defined to myself. This confirmation will really have me more focus and on target with my goals, because now I will feel a sense of authority with my method to learning.

    @cha-ronfaheemtaylor4556@cha-ronfaheemtaylor45565 жыл бұрын
  • Amazing. Thank you Mr Josh Kaufman.

    @hermenegildosawimbo1764@hermenegildosawimbo17647 жыл бұрын
  • 12:29 "Learning... The process of learning is not difficult." If you don't listen to the whole speech, at least listen to this part. Excellent.

    @johnnocanuck@johnnocanuck4 жыл бұрын
  • I am an intuitive artist to begin with and I also agree on those steps. For me focusing is been the biggest struggle of my life, I’ve got better over the years. Today I am interested in learning as many skills I can to create a fulfilling life. I don’t know my future career and I do my best not to panic about it. Thank you Josh and great video!

    @danilaangileri5099@danilaangileri50995 жыл бұрын
  • Think positive and be positive make your dream to be best in the world you would be at that place. for that you need to follow the same steps. i believe this will work and i am going to start practice from today on wards.Thanks Josh Kaufman.

    @Omi_aradhya@Omi_aradhya7 жыл бұрын
    • How is it going?

      @eugenemasango6967@eugenemasango69675 жыл бұрын
  • One of the most encouraging, inspirational and amazing videos in my life ! You are doing an awesome job. God bless you

    @sprasain1@sprasain15 жыл бұрын
  • This presentation is highly necessary for children, teens as well as adults....This should be played at every school in the country, at least once a week.

    @NicoEl119@NicoEl1194 ай бұрын
  • Thanks. Last week I worked as a fishmonger in Tesco. But this week, thanks to you, I have in less than 20 hours become Britain's Top Gun Typhoon pilot. You have saved the RAF a fortune--all the other pilots needed at least 1, 000 hours.

    @meirionowen5979@meirionowen59794 жыл бұрын
  • Great! I was working on my typing skills and when I started I was like 30 wpm. But after following you I improved it greatly. I can type 120 wpm now. Thanks. I took 40hrs( 20hrs*2). Practicing at night is indeed very helpful.

    @dean6118@dean61186 жыл бұрын
  • yes this is so simple but would not have learned this skill in itself without coming across this video. Very well put and now I am going to have my son watch this whom is 14 now and this is very important to get him into more activities and a sense of confidence, self esteem all this he could get from implementing whats in this video Thank you for it. Love it.

    @jamieferreira6759@jamieferreira67597 жыл бұрын
  • If I block the internet, I could not watch this priceless video. It is not about blocking, it is about discipline in first place.

    @robertosuarezdiaz737@robertosuarezdiaz7374 жыл бұрын
  • I accidentally hit upon the link to this video, which has been posted seven years ago. I wish I had watched it the day it first appeared. The presentation is really impressive. Like it very much. Better late than never.

    @mahindasiriwardena7404@mahindasiriwardena74043 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks Lex Luther

    @JarrodMedrano@JarrodMedrano7 жыл бұрын
    • :)

      @jeffreyhamer3107@jeffreyhamer31075 жыл бұрын
    • How dare you, it's Luthor

      @darkstack@darkstack5 жыл бұрын
    • Jarrod Medrano h

      @juliaostromogilskaya9631@juliaostromogilskaya96315 жыл бұрын
    • Lex Luthor King

      @czJanKrejci@czJanKrejci5 жыл бұрын
    • lol

      @dannygjk@dannygjk5 жыл бұрын
  • I REALLY ENJOYED THIS THANK YOU!

    @monah8502@monah85025 жыл бұрын
  • 13 minutes in and I got the message, I strategically opted out of the rest of the video to go study something I care about. Thanks

    @YoutubeSucksEggs@YoutubeSucksEggs4 жыл бұрын
    • Real Deal lol

      @tommymack3210@tommymack32104 жыл бұрын
    • Then you missed his music medley which was worth the price of admission.

      @happydays8171@happydays81714 жыл бұрын
    • 😂😂😂😂

      @excellinourexcellence3463@excellinourexcellence34634 жыл бұрын
    • Happy Days that was the best part

      @businesswithsam@businesswithsam4 жыл бұрын
    • You were absolutely right! Thanks!

      @Jonasdelrey@Jonasdelrey3 жыл бұрын
  • Excellent! I prefer shorter videos, but this was well worth the time. Learned on several levels - not just how to learn, but how to present without slides, how to entertain, how to connect the audience with a personal experience, and LOVE "I love THAT song!" Great job, thanks, Josh!

    @misterlarryb@misterlarryb4 жыл бұрын
  • It's amazing how many people will focus on the number 20, instead of the crux of the argument, which is the five step process that he identified to make learning a process that can be strategically executed.

    @xshortguy@xshortguy10 жыл бұрын
    • Yes, but most people didn't finish the video to hear those 5 steps. He actually has good concrete advice.

      @geezermann7865@geezermann78655 жыл бұрын
    • Those same people were looking for a easier way to learn that actually taking responsibility for themselves and actually doing anything that they feel is too much work. Those same people will be the poor wretches wanting a hand out.

      @lovelegacyunlimited7019@lovelegacyunlimited70195 жыл бұрын
    • Scott Paddock

      @roberthenrymd@roberthenrymd5 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you, young Charles Xavier.

    @maxwell_proper@maxwell_proper5 жыл бұрын
  • Truly magnetic and deeply thought provoking, inspiring!! I'm in awe of this person's radiant positivity! Thank you. 20 hours. 20 hours. I can start with that.

    @sptipnis9630@sptipnis96304 жыл бұрын
  • Saitama out here teaching us how he got to God Level of Power

    @TheCrunchy2@TheCrunchy24 жыл бұрын
    • Mauro Aldo gahahaha bro best comment xD

      @knfx1219@knfx12194 жыл бұрын
    • 😂😂😂🤣🤣

      @therickestpicklerick@therickestpicklerick4 жыл бұрын
    • best comment period

      @ve579nom@ve579nom4 жыл бұрын
    • Mashallah karim turn to your creator 100 %right all your need will be fullfeild thanks always💖

      @ashiqerasul8062@ashiqerasul80624 жыл бұрын
    • Jewish Saitama

      @seronymus@seronymus3 жыл бұрын
  • love the difference in sitting posture between the two guys at 25' on. Amazing just looking at the two of them sitting you get very different impression

    @MassimoTodaro74@MassimoTodaro747 жыл бұрын
    • I noticed this too, very strong posture from Josh, and the man on the right seemed very relaxed and slouched.

      @samhenden@samhenden5 жыл бұрын
  • The way I learn a new skill is like this. Say if I have 1 hour to learn that new skill, I spend 40 min only to get the concept / principle of that skill clear, I mean very very very clear. The remaining 20 odd min are more than enough to learn the technicalities of that new skill. As a learned person has once said "Learning any new skill without understanding the CONCEPT, is like riding a Mercedes without engine." That learned person is me, of course. Lovely video though :)

    @sachinrv1@sachinrv14 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you very much for the inspiration. I have just started to try to learn to play the diatonic accordion, the cajun accordion. You give me hope. And I'm giving it at least a half an hour to 40 minutes a day for at least 20 hours and then I'll go from there. Thank you again

    @donstoddard8458@donstoddard84585 жыл бұрын
  • Great podcast. Focused, strategic effort. Remove all the barriers that limit your learning or commitment to learn.

    @bradgknoll6456@bradgknoll64564 жыл бұрын
  • one of the best speeches I have listened

    @lightl178@lightl1787 жыл бұрын
    • me too :) :) :)

      @AdamCedric@AdamCedric7 жыл бұрын
    • Me Three!!

      @ykb946@ykb9467 жыл бұрын
    • wahid s S me 4

      @lewiscollings4081@lewiscollings40817 жыл бұрын
    • Dude, really? You need to hear Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 6 rules to success

      @beeper9119@beeper91195 жыл бұрын
    • I wish l knew this 25 years ago. But starting now.

      @benediction7517@benediction75175 жыл бұрын
  • Another important factor is the "level of interest" in whatever you want to learn. Be as passionate as possible in those 40 mins to reach your goal!!!

    @abcabc12337@abcabc123375 жыл бұрын
  • Brilliant, thanks Josh, I do have a guitar that is idly waiting , you have given me the incentive to carry on learning.

    @annwright292@annwright2925 жыл бұрын
  • This guy is the guy I was looking for. I've found him again.

    @Revvenge7@Revvenge74 жыл бұрын
  • one of the best teachings method how he went from something scientific to demonstrate through art, he absolutelly stole the show

    @marioleon86@marioleon864 жыл бұрын
    • And touches your emotions through his humor. Does not come across as humorous in first half, thats what makes the medley so funny. Makes me want to learn the eukalalie.

      @happydays8171@happydays81714 жыл бұрын
  • 15:40 Kawaii ne! you can tell that instrument, makes him happy! That smile he tries to tuck away... I hope he still plays! :)

    @AMadd3RHatt3R@AMadd3RHatt3R5 жыл бұрын
    • Hai Kawii Desu ne!

      @sekiromusashi4451@sekiromusashi44514 жыл бұрын
    • So south African...ne!

      @tariqalodat720@tariqalodat7204 жыл бұрын
    • If he tried to play 'All The Things You Are' in G sharp by Irving Berlin, he would learn in just 20 seconds that the chord and key changes in the first eight bars would rapidly undermine his enthusiasm and give him a headache to go to bed with, or tried to play 'You Go To My Head' in B sharp followed by another sophisticated wonderful song... 'Laura' in D flat. However, he could soon master 'Knees up Mother Brown' and play it very well indeed.

      @roymusic45@roymusic454 жыл бұрын
    • Sugoi desu ne~

      @seronymus@seronymus3 жыл бұрын
  • It takes smartness and courage to master something.

    @paritoshpandey5103@paritoshpandey51034 жыл бұрын
  • Your guitar playing is a perfect communication that your idea works. You are really good at what you do.

    @Ceejayke@Ceejayke5 жыл бұрын
  • I thought he made this very clear. There's a lot of comments here like "it doesn't work for X" or "that's not true! it depends on the activity!". The point he's trying to make, is that it DOESNT TAKE 10,000 HOURS TO BECOME GOOD AT SOMETHING! This is an important differentiation. Many people, with the help of human-kind's natural tendency for laziness, avoid doing difficult things, like learning something new. He's addressing the point that a new reason people use for avoiding learning these days is the idea that"what's the point of trying, it'll take me 10,000 hours, I don't have that kind of time". Which, as he points out, is wildly inaccurate. In fact, to become decidedly competent in most anything, you only need to apply yourself for about 20 hours. The commenters who fiercely defend the idea that 20 hours isn't enough, are just throwing up yet another boundary or obstacle for themselves and others. This video is meant to inspire you to have a go. I mean come on! he played a ukulele after supposedly only practicing for 20 hours! Now I want to learn the guitar!

    @Robnoxious77@Robnoxious779 жыл бұрын
    • Robnoxious77 Deep understanding, I fully agree with you.

      @user-wx3vr2wr1l@user-wx3vr2wr1l6 жыл бұрын
    • Preach! That's exactly his point! Thanks for emphasizing! Some people love living in their fancy comfort zone.

      @MonnelEspiritu@MonnelEspiritu6 жыл бұрын
    • 🖒

      @AmitSarkar-vr4lb@AmitSarkar-vr4lb6 жыл бұрын
    • GOOD COMMENTARY...THANKYOU!

      @MD-cd7em@MD-cd7em5 жыл бұрын
    • I disagree entirely. You miss the point entirely. He said "Good" not expert, not professional, but GOOD. He said you improve with each new learning sequence. Your criticism is entirely unfounded and invalid. This inspired me and I will return to learn a couple of skills I've always wanted to master and could not get over the hurdle: I will learn Arabic, Russian, Pashto and a few other language skills. People like yourself who discourage and criticize are merely another obstacle to be brushed aside.

      @jessebrettjames@jessebrettjames5 жыл бұрын
  • How to learn things twice as fast Step 1: play video in 2x speed Step 2: profit

    @Buddlebot@Buddlebot5 жыл бұрын
    • Buddlebot wow

      @celes.orchid@celes.orchid5 жыл бұрын
    • 😅😂😅

      @acharich@acharich5 жыл бұрын
    • Unless you are octavio decunha, he would miss everything because it was too long.

      @AlsteinLe@AlsteinLe5 жыл бұрын
    • I wish 2 or more speeds.

      @amarm4944@amarm49445 жыл бұрын
    • Huddleston the intended only a few days ago and I will be in the muthafuccin Monday and Wednesday are not the intended recipient you are not the intended sdk you are interested in your area££ ®

      @doubleaa4027@doubleaa40275 жыл бұрын
  • Quite simple principle, the key is always ourselves for all these kind of methods. Keep constancy effort on the targets u set

    @ryanlai1063@ryanlai10635 жыл бұрын
  • Watched this video nearly 2 years ago, and talked my woman into learning s'thing in this way. She decided to learn to play the flute and plays now classical music, Pink Floyd, Pop, Jazz, folklore on the flute, went from beginner to advanced level, coming from zero. Thank you, Sir! You made a difference in this world.

    @rolfmarkuskocher152@rolfmarkuskocher152 Жыл бұрын
  • Excellent! "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

    @ambitecturous4741@ambitecturous47415 жыл бұрын
  • I put this concept to a test on myself..I quit school years ago and I always wanted to learn math atleast get to college level math.. but the thing I did differently was that I put more than 40 minutes a day to a couple of hours a day and in 2 months ..just by repetition..I learned Math from about a 7th grade level and I am now in college level math..I believe that if you want to learn something ..you can just by doing a little bit each day like he says ..

    @roxyqueen5076@roxyqueen50765 жыл бұрын
  • This guy is Awesome, I'm going to try this. Thanks..

    @herbleonard88@herbleonard884 жыл бұрын
  • Really interesting! this is applicable also for reviewing and taking board examinations.

    @dendrew680@dendrew6805 жыл бұрын
  • Holy shit. For such a great video, I've never read so many negative, victim-oriented comments in my life. Jeez guys- jump already; the rest of us will be improving ourselves.

    @asannder@asannder10 жыл бұрын
    • Stop reading them

      @DiminishedStudios@DiminishedStudios5 жыл бұрын
    • Stop writing them

      @chandleroakes3299@chandleroakes32995 жыл бұрын
    • 😂 I know this is four years later, but this is the best comment!! Good one!

      @kam1st971@kam1st9715 жыл бұрын
    • Those that made the negative comments probably are the ones that complain about how difficult it is to learn anything or they complain about their kids not learning anything. Why because they want to enter their or their kids brains through osmosis. Most kids these days are not taught to learn and study in school. They are taught only to do as instructed. Want successful kids then teach them to study. Life is the largest classroom any of us have to deal with. So time to realize that if you stop learning they you are the walking dead. Knowledge is the weapon that the elite do not want anyone to have.

      @lovelegacyunlimited7019@lovelegacyunlimited70195 жыл бұрын
    • right

      @InThisToo@InThisToo5 жыл бұрын
  • Great talk! Guys, do not overreact. "Ignorance may be absolute, but knowledge is always relative". In no way you can learn one thing even in 10k hours and be done with the learning process. Technology advances, knowledge expands with new discoveries in the field you're learning, and by the time you're done with your 10k hours there is new data you need to learn to keep being an expert in your field! Since even 10000 hours cannot guarantee that you'll become an expert once and for all (don't miss previous four words) and be done with learning process forever, what can you expect from 20 hours?! Well, the answer is in the video! You'll have one (or few) skills you are good at, and a pretty good idea if you want to keep on going with the learning process. Nothing else was promised! However, if you don't start this relatively short 20 hour walk, you won't know/be able to do the things you learned in this time period. So, instead of focusing on the index finger of the speaker please look in the direction he's pointing. (:

    @I.m_glad_you.re_here@I.m_glad_you.re_here10 жыл бұрын
  • Love this talk and you guys did a great job, the playing was excellent, an my favourate

    @EbrahimJohnson@EbrahimJohnson5 жыл бұрын
  • The early hours of practicing your skill are frustrating. The recipe is to repeat! repeat! repeat!.......Wow Thank you so much Josh!...... Excellent video!

    @brighfortp-biblelearningmo862@brighfortp-biblelearningmo8625 жыл бұрын
  • Loved the ukulady 4 chords concept

    @shaun1552@shaun15524 жыл бұрын
    • "Lady"?

      @shawarmageddonit@shawarmageddonit3 жыл бұрын
  • I think several people are missing the intention of what he is actually saying. He is speaking to the process of learning and how 20 hours is sufficient to breakthrough to capability for further knowledge. Its is a realistic starting point. Listen to 11:31 to 11:59. That's it. With a focused strategic effort and 20 hours you get results based, committed effort and ample skill and, "you will be astounded". You will become "good". Nowhere does he say you will be a master... like the '10,000 hour rule' evidence shows. Anyway, in my experience 20 hours or less of focused effort is sufficient. It depends on so many factors. Personal capability, purpose/motivation, interest, mood, emotion, focus, culture, etc.

    @_l8075@_l807510 жыл бұрын
    • Robert I agree with you. Some people have a mind like a sponge and many others do not and therefore takes them long to comprehend anything.

      @nadinemclaren3869@nadinemclaren38695 жыл бұрын
    • Then that's what he should have said and saved us all a bunch of time and having to listen to him sing. Anyway, I don't think I agree with the premise, but food for thought.

      @Kotobukicho@Kotobukicho5 жыл бұрын
    • I get it but those that do not are the ones that do not want to put in any effort to gain that knowledge. They only want to complain about how someone or the government etc screwed them over because they did not gain the knowledge needed to be able to protect themselves from being hoodwinked.

      @lovelegacyunlimited7019@lovelegacyunlimited70195 жыл бұрын
    • You're being very charitable - he does make the clear claim that 20-40 hours is enough to get "very good" at something. If he'd said it's enough to make a motivating start and see come concrete progress I'd have agreed, but that's not what he claimed. If you really think you can become "very good" at speaking Japanese or playing the violin in 20 hours, you're simply delusional.

      @tullochgorum6323@tullochgorum63235 жыл бұрын
    • I agree, either you're overconfident and overrate your own skills by the end of 20 hours (seems to be the American way these days) or you are a person with total recall--and that's very rare. This video and this guy themselves are evidence of what overrating one's own ability can lead to: other people wasting their time watching something they hoped to learn from, but instead, just come away scratching their heads, asking, "How does this make any sense, and if this guy is right, why isn't he good at his music?"

      @Kotobukicho@Kotobukicho5 жыл бұрын
  • Wow! You rock! My late husband was a professional guitarist. When people continually stumbled over a part of the tune, he'd tell them just to focus on those few chords or notes over and over, at any time, rather than go back to the beginning. It was extremely effective. The young had dexterity but struggled with discipline. The older had less dexterity but didn't try to run before they could walk it.

    @manichairdo6346@manichairdo63464 жыл бұрын
  • Most enjoyable, indeed! I am keeping this piece! Thank you.

    @r.mercado9737@r.mercado97374 жыл бұрын
  • When a lawyer quits His Job and Starts giving lectures how to learn Ukulele. Awesome

    @MrZorro0996@MrZorro09964 жыл бұрын
  • 10:44I do not blindly agree. If it's something you ever wanted to do and you do have fun and great feelings WHILE doing it, its way more in the opposite way, that you do have fun on it before cause you know you'll be doing it, and you'll be having fun learning it. But at this point, the good feeling is consistently going down while coming a bit back up when reaching some subgoals.That's at least my opinion, obviously not on every Goal, but at some it is.

    @nooneslikeu4684@nooneslikeu46844 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah I agree with that mostly. However consider learning bad habits. If you learn something by just having fun with it - you're more likely yo focus on the fun bits and maybe not the boring essentials. So long term your learning may be capped and you'll have been doing to skill for years without reaching a high level.

      @pointoflight2914@pointoflight29144 жыл бұрын
  • This is absolutely encouraging for my situation right now, as i am reviewing for my CPA board exam....Thank you so much fo sharing this....God Bless you ...Thank you so much...it is so empowering...

    @maricelrubio5617@maricelrubio56175 жыл бұрын
  • honestly i procrastinated the whole day just to watch this video and i wish i had watched it sooner, thank you for allowing me to open up a new path to do things (:

    @steruii5405@steruii54055 жыл бұрын
  • Someone needs to cast this guy as a villain in a film.

    @iRunfastXC@iRunfastXC4 жыл бұрын
    • HAHAHA

      @sofee1978@sofee19784 жыл бұрын
    • Haaaa

      @mow3890@mow38904 жыл бұрын
    • Yes, I agree. Especially where he will be like half human half machine.

      @manvhajadhav8073@manvhajadhav80734 жыл бұрын
    • ...needs a cat

      @Tele999zzz@Tele999zzz4 жыл бұрын
    • @Bro Ski Because it'll only take me a few months to get there yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

      @iRunfastXC@iRunfastXC4 жыл бұрын
  • The best part for me was discovering myself in the context of the way my life path was. Everything I know now I know for sure. Everything I learn now its stay because I am still in other areas that would have been a distraction to my growth. Learning is not linear.

    @AdnanAnsari-vt2ut@AdnanAnsari-vt2ut5 жыл бұрын
  • Wow. I never cease to be amazed by modern science. So like if you practice stuff you get better at it. Research shows that the more you do something, the better you may be at it. Simply mind boggling. Who knew? Who would have guessed? This generation is the first one to think and figure stuff out.

    @jameseverett9037@jameseverett90374 жыл бұрын
  • I found this video extremely educational, inspiring, eye-opening, logical, and most important....Do-able..... very happy I tuned in to watch

    @lynnhorner7646@lynnhorner76465 жыл бұрын
  • Loooove this so much, the message and the delivery

    @pearlabotsi2861@pearlabotsi28614 жыл бұрын
  • This is a great video!!! Thank you. Very educational and I will use this daily.

    @ypayne9871@ypayne98714 жыл бұрын
  • Oh so very True, in everything you have said and done! Loved it! Thank you for sharing.

    @ginadisantis7827@ginadisantis78274 жыл бұрын
  • This video was way more informative than I was expecting it to be, wow

    @klasp100@klasp1004 жыл бұрын
  • Cool Thanks!! I just started learning to speak french and have been practicing before bed, coincidentally. I thought it was coming pretty easy! I can't wait to commit to the 20 hours and see how it goes for me!

    @DENAZE@DENAZE5 жыл бұрын
    • how did it go with you

      @SimaReads101@SimaReads1013 жыл бұрын
  • Awesome very helpful i got my problem solved. thanks josh.

    @AbdulWaheedLakhani@AbdulWaheedLakhani7 жыл бұрын
  • This 20 minutes video about 20 hours method has changed my life ....I am from Yemen

    @user-ns1uo8eq1j@user-ns1uo8eq1j7 ай бұрын
  • U r just amazing...yar The way u talked..👍 The way u played guitar.. 😍 I just love it.❤❤

    @arfaali9685@arfaali96854 жыл бұрын
  • I think Josh has shared some great wisdom about learning a new skill... I’ve used these techniques for 30+ yrs and he’s spot on in his deconstruction.

    @jeffknaus6853@jeffknaus68534 жыл бұрын
  • So true, am working on my self, to learn new staff in my life...waooo your good you can sing..👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    @kamauwilliamk@kamauwilliamk4 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for your help this is really really wanted by many more people all over the world.

    @user-gg7qb6pv5h@user-gg7qb6pv5h4 жыл бұрын
  • "if you feel like you're being too simple, your probably doing it right" I like that

    @unknownoblivion2417@unknownoblivion24173 жыл бұрын
  • May I suggest you read "The Talent Code" by Daniel Coyle. John Ellis, Aldie, Virginia

    @johnellis9023@johnellis90234 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks, do you have the book, can you please sent it to me, tahmas.uz@gmail.com

      @tahmasuz@tahmasuz4 жыл бұрын
    • @@tahmasuz Why don't you consider actually buying it? That's many people's hard work that you are asking for free.

      @kashyapdamodar7338@kashyapdamodar73384 жыл бұрын
  • As a 17 year old kid, I'd adore to see how I may put this into effect in my life since I want to become a polyglot. As of late, I want to see this method in effect while I learn French, Spanish, and Japanese in conglomeration.

    @gonderage@gonderage7 жыл бұрын
    • ありがとうございます。その方法は自分が使いますことを見ます。«わたしは同じな言語を話しますようが好きです»

      @gonderage@gonderage7 жыл бұрын
    • So, it's been over a year, and you need to be reminded of this post of yours. How is it coming along?

      @TheRealAestuo@TheRealAestuo5 жыл бұрын
  • This is very true, I watched this video about a year ago, I applied his teaching when learning piano, Python & photoshop. And I've learned so much!

    @vawaken3860@vawaken38605 жыл бұрын
    • What can you do from a years worth of Python practice? I'm just starting out.

      @nathang83@nathang835 жыл бұрын
  • I think that by hearing, reading, saying what you have learned out loud, then writing what you have learned done and finally repeating these steps at least 5 times will allow for you to learn so much quicker than normal.

    @thornwebdesign@thornwebdesign4 жыл бұрын
  • Literally it's a life-changing and motivational session which i have ever attended,,,,Osm

    @mubasheraqeel7545@mubasheraqeel75454 жыл бұрын
    • True

      @kenkahasan3453@kenkahasan34534 жыл бұрын
  • 20 hours to learn something? Don't tell that to a musician. Speaking of which, this video is interrupting my 9637th hour of practice.

    @mouthpiece200@mouthpiece2008 жыл бұрын
    • mouthpiece200 YGM xDDDDDDDDD

      @irfaanahmad9376@irfaanahmad93768 жыл бұрын
    • mouthpiece200 are you serious :') X'DDD

      @anasbn3086@anasbn30868 жыл бұрын
    • Blog Blog lol well, I haven't actually been counting, but after 15 years, its gonna be pretty high up there.

      @mouthpiece200@mouthpiece2008 жыл бұрын
    • lol :') if it was 9637 hours really n u stop I'd kill my self X'D

      @anasbn3086@anasbn30868 жыл бұрын
    • +mouthpiece200 Funny - now get back to practice and quit searching for shortcuts

      @mikeroondizzle706@mikeroondizzle7068 жыл бұрын
  • I was a professional dancer and I‘m teaching now about 20 years and I nearly say the same to my students! Like „ you will be frustrated that your brain get‘s it but your body does something else…Stop thinking about if it’s good or bad, just do it! …As a dancer before I went to sleep I get over the choreography‘s in my mind …well, everything he says is right for me!

    @Sonnylife2010@Sonnylife20102 ай бұрын
  • This is The Best Ever video that I've Ever have seen en my entire Life in here in KZhead !!!!!!!

    @raitasorin@raitasorin5 жыл бұрын
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