How to Learn Anything... Fast - Josh Kaufman

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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[@360GenieVideos]

I've spent 40 minutes each day procrastinating and now i'm a real master.

[@harleychick927]

hysterical!

[@renee3356]

lmao

[@Fightergator01]

I'm a bigger procrastinator than you.... but we can talk about that later! ;-)

[@Maxxomatik]

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

[@Capricorn197530]

Silly

[@vaibhavhiwase5462]

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.

[@Aritul]

Thank you.

[@LYFB]

Thanks for elaborating

[@yogalife365]

Wola.. Thanks

[@mahkimartin6186]

your amazing

[@mayalestari2764]

Thanks

[@samhenden]

'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.

[@jlmcgrot]

I found this video while researching...ummm...procrastinating.

[@jacobscrackers98]

But what if what you want to learn is an area of knowledge, not a skill?

[@keithgood7181]

@@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]

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!!!!

[@legacyblog360]

I'm always guilty of this

[@alexnime3303]

Me: *Watching this video at 2 am before final exams*

[@husnainali852]

Hahahahah i have beeen through this dont worry u will do great

[@temitopeshittu9521]

It's too late lol

[@ZakirHussain-ig4yv]

Be positive and prepare for next year :)

[@abhishankkumar1874]

Its normal.. But not perfect atol😂

[@hichamel-hassany1684]

hope you did well?

[@xdz0611]

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".

[@subratasarker5986]

i don't understand 20 hours. is it 20 hours in 1 day?

[@tugaric]

Rofl remove distraction "friends" haha

[@FabianELLMAUER]

Thank you big Bang, you're my lifesafer 😁💯😏🔥

[@lakshmahadevan]

Practice right before sleep helps in learning better

[@dejavuvic1]

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

[@vivekvitthalraopatil2775]

I will definitely get bald for my first TED talk. It adds to the speaker's credibility.

[@66wow99]

Doesn't it though? Missing the beard though. Yes I want to look like a generic waif.

[@googly83in]

Damn! No one will come to listen to a bald wise woman.

[@A-Ls1]

Anshum Bhalla I will.

[@haistapaska20]

Don't forget the eyewear!

[@hainesfalls]

@@googly83in That's a subjective opinion. Sorry, cannot agree with you!

[@erfan939]

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.

[@gagandeepsingh7789]

Removing distractions is much more important than we all think. Once we let ourselves fall into them, we have to start over again.

[@charlesbaldo]

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

[@user-is4jo6wl7s]

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.

[@ishmealsasposankoh9827]

Thank you so much. I really needed this

[@PontificusPinion]

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.

[@tomcossons6311]

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]

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]

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]

And don't get distracted watching videos like this one like me

[@johnnocanuck]

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.

[@amirfarahmand9547]

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 !!

[@claudiom4958]

John Edie r u serious?

[@Stan.thestan]

obviously not

[@technoself81]

LOL

[@shakthig]

no, he is sarcastic, obviously!

[@vahetorozyan195]

LOL :D

[@tkar66]

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.

[@cat-lw6kq]

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.

[@mannycalavera121]

@@cat-lw6kq old timers like to hold you back

[@cat-lw6kq]

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.

[@cherylm2C6671]

@@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

[@mannycalavera121]

@@cherylm2C6671 it's called gatekeeping

[@xome2x]

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.

[@o.602]

Thanks! I'll be memorizing the "Quadratic Equatikns" too so that I can aced my exam like you.

[@squarerootof2]

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.

[@kabotohaye8666]

memorizing Quadratic equations might be easy but how do u plan on cracking engineering competitive exams ewww

[@brendanbenedict31]

@@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?

[@squarerootof2]

@@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.

[@chancycalhoun9214]

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.

[@JarrodMedrano]

Thanks Lex Luther

[@jeffreyhamer3107]

:)

[@darkstack]

How dare you, it's Luthor

[@juliaostromogilskaya9631]

Jarrod Medrano h

[@czJanKrejci]

Lex Luthor King

[@dannygjk]

lol

[@JamJells]

A good road map to learning anything. 23 minutes worth anyone's time. Take notes! Thank you for posting.

[@NicoEl119]

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.

[@MaruskaStarshaya]

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.

[@dean6118]

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.

[@linaumran978]

I found your speech in the right time, thanks a lot professor. Definitely I will start your advice from this moment .

[@meirionowen5979]

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.

[@sachinrv1]

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 :)

[@sprasain1]

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

[@hermenegildosawimbo1764]

Amazing. Thank you Mr Josh Kaufman.

[@SomeOne-dx1gl]

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 "

[@kabotohaye8666]

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😊😊😊

[@SomeOne-dx1gl]

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

[@misterlarryb]

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!

[@cha-ronfaheemtaylor4556]

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.

[@videofountain]

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.

[@mahindasiriwardena7404]

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.

[@danilaangileri5099]

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!

[@abcabc12337]

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!!!

[@jamieferreira6759]

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.

[@tsl6786]

I think the essence in good learning is how you align the studies with your ultimate pursuit in your life

[@sptipnis9630]

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.

[@kelvinchikezie9370]

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

[@ShaikSameer549]

thanks for this

[@jfit771]

Thanks Kelvin, you saved me 24 minutes by not having to finish the video. 😀

[@charlesmckellar4505]

Awesome video!

[@davidzemke2549]

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...

[@_rachid]

Thanks

[@maxwell_proper]

Thank you, young Charles Xavier.

[@dhuratavalera3813]

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.

[@Revvenge7]

This guy is the guy I was looking for. I've found him again.

[@bradgknoll6456]

Great podcast. Focused, strategic effort. Remove all the barriers that limit your learning or commitment to learn.

[@Omi_aradhya]

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.

[@eugenemasango6967]

How is it going?

[@donstoddard8458]

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

[@jameseverett9037]

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.

[@I.m_glad_you.re_here]

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. (:

[@roxyqueen5076]

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 ..

[@robertosuarezdiaz737]

If I block the internet, I could not watch this priceless video. It is not about blocking, it is about discipline in first place.

[@rolfmarkuskocher152]

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.

[@iRunfastXC]

Someone needs to cast this guy as a villain in a film.

[@sofee1978]

HAHAHA

[@mow3890]

Haaaa

[@manvhajadhav8073]

Yes, I agree. Especially where he will be like half human half machine.

[@Tele999zzz]

...needs a cat

[@iRunfastXC]

@Bro Ski Because it'll only take me a few months to get there yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

[@monah8502]

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS THANK YOU!

[@annwright292]

Brilliant, thanks Josh, I do have a guitar that is idly waiting , you have given me the incentive to carry on learning.

[@Buddlebot]

How to learn things twice as fast Step 1: play video in 2x speed Step 2: profit

[@celes.orchid]

Buddlebot wow

[@acharich]

😅😂😅

[@AlsteinLe]

Unless you are octavio decunha, he would miss everything because it was too long.

[@amarm4944]

I wish 2 or more speeds.

[@doubleaa4027]

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££ ®

[@ambitecturous4741]

Excellent! "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

[@herbleonard88]

This guy is Awesome, I'm going to try this. Thanks..

[@Sonnylife2010]

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!

[@ypayne9871]

This is a great video!!! Thank you. Very educational and I will use this daily.

[@lightl178]

one of the best speeches I have listened

[@AdamCedric]

me too :) :) :)

[@ykb946]

Me Three!!

[@lewiscollings4081]

wahid s S me 4

[@beeper9119]

Dude, really? You need to hear Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 6 rules to success

[@benediction7517]

I wish l knew this 25 years ago. But starting now.

[@pearlabotsi2861]

Loooove this so much, the message and the delivery

[@brighfortp-biblelearningmo862]

The early hours of practicing your skill are frustrating. The recipe is to repeat! repeat! repeat!.......Wow Thank you so much Josh!...... Excellent video!

[@AsifAliRizwaan]

How to Learn Anything - Fast! (click Read more for my notes) learn a Skill, be fun and exiciting Dr ericcsion's idea - 10,000 hours rule - required to master deliberate systematic practicing to master it's not true that one requires 10,000 hours A skill from nothing to good takes about 20 hours 40 minutes a day for a month This method has 5 steps 1. Decide exactly what u want - be clear about it 2. Break apart the skill into its smaller parts practice as individual skill 3. Self Correct: Pick 3-5 resources - identify the ideas coming again and again 4. Get on with the practice - avoid distractions 5. Make it easier to approach the skill by removing delay to access like unpacking a guitar, when u can have it near u Commit on 20 hours or don't start early hours are frustrating beginning is boring, go through it Pre Commit that you'd do 20 hours of effort Learning a Skill is: A Focused Strategic Effort invested in something u care about, Something which is going to be rewarding to u in your life - The process of learning is not difficult - 3 phases of learning 1. cognitive - really thinking about it 2. Interrelating - starting to do on your own 3. automatic

[@20cmusic]

10000 hours rule is still valid. If you can learn something within 20 hours, they are just easy and low value skills. Nobody will pay you more than minimum wage for that.

[@jerriclemons3718]

@@20cmusic 10,000 hours is good if you want to get to expert level. If you want to learn something at a level where you can do it without embarrassing yourself, 20 hours is a good start.

[@ledungchi9077]

Thanks a lot guy.

[@johnnyx53]

Asif Ali Rizwaan thanks for the summary!

[@keithgood7181]

@@jerriclemons3718 So true, I've been playing the drums for about 41 years!! Started at 13 and now I'm 54 and I can honestly say that after only 20 hours of learning how to play the drums, that still puts you deep in embarrassing yourself stage!! LOL!!

[@xshortguy]

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.

[@geezermann7865]

Yes, but most people didn't finish the video to hear those 5 steps. He actually has good concrete advice.

[@lovelegacyunlimited7019]

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.

[@roberthenrymd]

Scott Paddock

[@paritoshpandey5103]

It takes smartness and courage to master something.

[@Ceejayke]

Your guitar playing is a perfect communication that your idea works. You are really good at what you do.

[@judgedredd31]

How to watch a movie on Netflix: 1- Describe what you want from the movie 2- Deconstruct the elements of your description (a certain actor, types of scenes) 3- Research 3 to 4 resources or videos on youtube; ie, "movies with (desired actor/actress)" or "movies with (type of scene)" 4- Remove barriers to watching (avoid watching more videos or reading too many reviews, silence your phone's notifications, etc) 5- Pre commit to 2 hours of watching Just pick and watch the dang movie, steps 1-5 should take between 3 to 8 minutes.

[@cherylwitha4168]

Excellent delivery gets to the heart of your topic.

[@rubeensharma9885]

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.

[@mohammedhossain9408]

Very nice bro

[@DuyDN4599]

Do u like it?

[@tinormous-road2gains13]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Valentien23]

Lmao

[@Yo-cn3nc]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@peterchristophervertannes5283]

Kaufman is in fact telling us what we already know, that is; step by step little by little or in other words, practice makes perfect. Anyone with brains knows this. The reason for his smug talk and the inordinate length of his talk is simply this; a sales pitch for his book and a lift to his Ego. That is the primary reason for many talks and presentations in the first place. If you did not know this, Now you do. Good luck with whatever you are undertaking people.

[@lynnhorner7646]

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

[@AMadd3RHatt3R]

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

[@sekiromusashi4451]

Hai Kawii Desu ne!

[@tariqalodat720]

So south African...ne!

[@roymusic45]

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.

[@seronymus]

Sugoi desu ne~

[@MassimoTodaro74]

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

[@samhenden]

I noticed this too, very strong posture from Josh, and the man on the right seemed very relaxed and slouched.

[@maricelrubio5617]

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...

[@jonnygudman1815]

It takes five things to learn something as fast as possible. - Time - concentration - A goal and a target object - Motivation through moments of success during learning. - Try and Error to learn from oneself, in order to strengthen their learning curve and knowledge. (The learning by doing method). Result: Excited motivation is the kickstarter and accelerator of learning. The more motivation you get, the faster you learn.

[@marioleon86]

one of the best teachings method how he went from something scientific to demonstrate through art, he absolutelly stole the show

[@happydays8171]

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.

[@YoutubeSucksEggs]

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

[@tommymack3210]

Real Deal lol

[@happydays8171]

Then you missed his music medley which was worth the price of admission.

[@excellinourexcellence3463]

😂😂😂😂

[@businesswithsam]

Happy Days that was the best part

[@Jonasdelrey]

You were absolutely right! Thanks!

[@EbrahimJohnson]

Love this talk and you guys did a great job, the playing was excellent, an my favourate

[@pathappiness2593]

Thank you, this is really good teaching for me !

[@attilaviniczai7215]

A truly amazing presentation! Great work!

[@shaun1552]

Loved the ukulady 4 chords concept

[@shawarmageddonit]

"Lady"?

[@manichairdo6346]

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.

[@r.mercado9737]

Most enjoyable, indeed! I am keeping this piece! Thank you.

[@AbdulWaheedLakhani]

Awesome very helpful i got my problem solved. thanks josh.

[@dendrew680]

Really interesting! this is applicable also for reviewing and taking board examinations.

[@jameshuang8440]

WOW amazing with your ukulele ...tq for the great tips

[@arfaali9685]

U r just amazing...yar The way u talked..👍 The way u played guitar.. 😍 I just love it.❤❤

[@_l8075]

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.

[@nadinemclaren3869]

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.

[@Kotobukicho]

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.

[@lovelegacyunlimited7019]

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.

[@tullochgorum6323]

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.

[@Kotobukicho]

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?"

[@TheCrunchy2]

Saitama out here teaching us how he got to God Level of Power

[@knfx1219]

Mauro Aldo gahahaha bro best comment xD

[@therickestpicklerick]

😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@ve579nom]

best comment period

[@ashiqerasul8062]

Mashallah karim turn to your creator 100 %right all your need will be fullfeild thanks always💖

[@seronymus]

Jewish Saitama

[@tinauchendu1863]

Incredible insight. My journey to learning how to become an outstanding writer begins.

[@ginadisantis7827]

Oh so very True, in everything you have said and done! Loved it! Thank you for sharing.

[@Robnoxious77]

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!

[@user-wx3vr2wr1l]

Robnoxious77 Deep understanding, I fully agree with you.

[@MonnelEspiritu]

Preach! That's exactly his point! Thanks for emphasizing! Some people love living in their fancy comfort zone.

[@AmitSarkar-vr4lb]

🖒

[@MD-cd7em]

GOOD COMMENTARY...THANKYOU!

[@jessebrettjames]

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.

[@kamauwilliamk]

So true, am working on my self, to learn new staff in my life...waooo your good you can sing..👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@user-ns1uo8eq1j]

This 20 minutes video about 20 hours method has changed my life ....I am from Yemen

[@stricklybiz1]

this is a great learning video for those who have an attention deficit. I enjoyed this!

[@AdnanAnsari-vt2ut]

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.

[@ryanlai1063]

Quite simple principle, the key is always ourselves for all these kind of methods. Keep constancy effort on the targets u set

[@dhandapaniykd]

That was an awesome piece of information that can be used for skill development. 👌🏻 thank you RSA.

[@listenup1711]

I'm glad I did not turn this video off. I actually learned something and had fun doing it. I taught Sales Management in college, so I have one little piece of advice. What you have to say is important and possibly you should write a book seriously or young people. Preferably, the earlier in life the better. One last thing, having everything blend in is interesting but I prefer to be able to see with a speaker is.

[@jeffknaus6853]

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.

[@DanDascalescu-dandv]

@5:34 - #2 Deconstruct the skill into subskills. @6:38 - #3 Research enough to identify the important skills and become able to self-correct.

[@vawaken3860]

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!

[@nathang83]

What can you do from a years worth of Python practice? I'm just starting out.

[@moneshsupekar2589]

Josh Kaufman, the name is enough.Because in Hindi language Josh means enthusiasm to do any thing . So I would like to repeat in Hindi, Josh! Nam kafi hai.You realy awaken the enthusiastic child laying in me, who loved drawing, penting, sculpting etc.but today not getting enough time due to rush working hours. You awekan my hope that I can practice every day by just spending 40 min a day to masteries my hoby. Thank you very much.