The first 20 hours -- how to learn anything | Josh Kaufman | TEDxCSU

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Josh Kaufman is the author of the #1 international bestseller, 'The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business', as well as the upcoming book 'The First 20 Hours: Mastering the Toughest Part of Learning Anything.' Josh specializes in teaching people from all walks of life how to master practical knowledge and skills. In his talk, he shares how having his first child inspired him to approach learning in a whole new way.
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[@jamesbentonticer4706]

I am almost at my 20th hour of watching TEDx talks and I have to say I AM getting pretty good at this.

[@kuldeepsinghrathore]

+James Benton Ticer Hahaha... This really cracked me up.

[@agentsmidt3209]

+James Benton Ticer lol! I am at my 100th hour of browsing unrelated KZbin videos and I am proficient.

[@arnaldogonzalez1]

Good stuff bro. Keep it up!

[@WhtJon]

+James Benton Ticer Are you APPLYING the information in the talks though? Knowledge without application is actually a waste of time where as Knowledge + Application = Power

[@MrPearsonTeaches3rdGradeVideos]

+Jon White I think you missed the joke.

[@yourattractioncoach6391]

"The main barrier is not intellectual -- it's EMOTIONAL." Amen to that.

[@nhacxua7498]

I love that ❤

[@cooperblackwell1392]

Yeah that line resonated with me. I’ve caught myself stopping things early because I hated not feeling adept at something immediately. I needed this

[@aisamzahoor]

What is emotion?

[@hammad2253]

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[@haruhi2815]

​@@cooperblackwell1392 So true, I tried painting and stopped for a while cause i felt like I didn't have talent in it. I looked back at my sketchbook and realized my paintings were actually so good.

[@hoanghuy385]

**THE FIRST 20 HOURS - HOW TO LEARN ANYTHING** 1. Deconstruct the skill: - decide exactly what you want to be able to do when you're done, and then look into the skill and break it down into smaller pieces. 2. Learn enough to self correct: - learn just enough that you can actually practice and self correct or self edit as you practice. 3. Remove barriers to practice: - remove the distractions that are keeping you from practicing. 4. Practice for at least 20 hours: - by pre-committing to practicing whatever it is that you want to do for at least 20 hours, you will be able to overcome initial frustration barrier and stick with the practice long enough to actually reap the rewards. 5. The major barrier's not intellectual, it's emotional.

[@thiago_afonso]

thanks!

[@manda_o_pix]

Not all the skills can be divided into pieces. What skills are you talking about??

[@School-account]

Thnx

[@swayambadhe]

​@@manda_o_pix yes, every skill can be divided

[@manda_o_pix]

@@swayambadhe give examples

[@suhailansari132]

This ted talk is worth 100 books read, and 100 movies watched on self-improvement. It's rare to find such an influential video. Kudos to all of you who ended up watching this!

[@pski3]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ I know right! Thank you

[@adhinvm7767]

Nah it's not that much

[@adarshbr6274]

1 Deconstruct 2 Learn enough to Self correct 3 Remove distraction 4 Practice 20 hours

[@mustafai1585]

thanks man

[@SaurabhGupta-xv4fk]

PRACTICE 40 hours a day!!!

[@Rasnaaa]

Thanks 🙏

[@thinhle96]

Thank you so much. You just saved me 20 minutes

[@sakshichauhan1451]

What is 20 hours

[@konoko1002k]

Algebra test starts in 30 hours. Time to test this theory.

[@kevingbergiste7372]

LOL

[@bookies24k8]

Ryuzaki if shouldn't take you 20 hours to find your X, she probably not coming back

[@feelings-]

How'd it go with the algebra test lol)?

[@bradmorgan60]

Algebra....you're kidding right?

[@iamcheck.thisout]

55555555555555555555 so what was your result ??? ;p

[@sn8602]

Watching this in 2024? 🤗

[@abdelrahmansherif4349]

+1

[@mohdamir5934]

this is amazing, I enjoy it 😍😂

[@lanhuonginh6991]

+1

[@bit-li2ov]

yes！

[@MANIKANDAN-qj5cn]

From Tuticorin

[@Anjali_Chowdhury]

The last line : "Have fun"😭 Thanks for such amazing knowledge and time.

[@sergiosengkey1133]

Thanks to you sir. I come back to write this 3 months (- +) after i watched this video. When i was learning english, i've tried to memorize all the words and vocab as much as possible, but after months i still can't speak or even give a comment in youtube or instagram post in english. After watched this video i realize, i don't need all the words in oxford dictionary to start speaking, like that ukelele chords, know some important words is enough for you to speak in foreign language, and that's what i do now.

[@altama5h]

Great!

[@monkephilosophy684]

You are the greatest example that this works. Thanks mate

[@danielliew2192]

congratulations! I'm a native speaker of Chinese and English is my second language. I have a hard time in learning it due to the tradition way of teaching in my school. how I wish all my teacher watch Ted (there is no Ted back then). I found another good way to learn English let me share with u. don't try to remember words as it is very discouraged. instead try read the books /newspaper that is your level. your level means in one page there is no more than 10 unknown words to u. and dun hurry to search the meaning of every single words u duno. just guess the meaning and move on. if u feel happy just look up for 1 - 2 words u find interesting. that's my way of learning. just sharing 😊👍

[@kinanksm]

@@danielliew2192 I am a 17 y.o girl. I just watched this Video because I got struggle in learning chinese, I really liked to learn chinese but, I found it hard to study and understand the 8000+ words, in Chinese there are so many kind of tones of words that we used to speak in dialogue and I was like I'm getting tired, and close to giving up. But I don't think I can quit because I really want to be a native speaker in Chinese XD and I'm here asking you for some tricks to learn Chinese XD

[@justinseagull5479]

Omggggg great

[@noobhunter2986]

20hour Rules - Deconstruct the skill - Learn enough to self-correct -Remove practice barriers -Practice at least 20hours

[@misspudum]

for all the procrastinators out here!

[@roa1437]

thank you

[@noobhunter2986]

@@roa1437 ♥️✨

[@minhquangnguyen3593]

thank you very much

[@noobhunter2986]

@@minhquangnguyen3593 ♥️✨

[@andreasvankur3735]

I've been investing heavily during the pandemic and I've been making quite a bit of money. Passive income is great since once you've built your nest egg, the money will continue to come in passively. I am focusing on a hybrid of dividend and growth since I think that both routes are really intelligent. All credits to Trevor James Beckerman my advisor

[@carolsitsons443]

Consistency is the key to a successful investing journey as modest investments for longer periods of time will usually outperform larger investments over shorter periods. I’ll keep working with Mr Trevor James his ways are very defined and yields results

[@Jorgmiller]

Who is Trevor James Beckerman?

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Search his full name

[@andreasvankur3735]

Trevor James Beckerman

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You will find his webpage

[@yasithajayathissa9713]

"By playing that song for you , I just hit my 20th hour of practicing the ukulele. " This words tough me the value of keep listening to something till the end. Thank u sir for your valuable speech.

[@stargate4847]

I really believe in everything he has just said. It is important to avoid procrastination guys. I am telling you this because of my life experience. I moved to Canada when I was 20 years old and my life has changed completely. I was studying computer engineering in my home country and was about to complete my 3rd year when my mother took the decision to move to Canada. It was really difficult at the beginning because of the language and culture. My knowledge about English was probably between 30% and 45%, so I had to invest part of time studying English. I proposed to myself that I had to learn the language at a university level in 1 year, and it worked. I still need improvements, but I feel really proud of myself because I was able to learn the language. After having learned English, I applied to University of Toronto to study Computer Science, and since the semester was going to start on September of the following year, I took that year to study everything about my career. I took my time to study advanced functions, calculus, physics and programming. What do I mean about all of this? You can learn everything you want if you really want to. The crucial part of all of this is to believe that you can do it. I personally do not believe in what the science says about the "SPECIAL KIDS". We all are smart beings that have the same capacities to learn everything we want. You can do it guys if you are willing to take the effort. I hope you have a great day and I wish you all the best ☺️. NEVER GIVE UP.

[@huynhlinh5338]

Thank for your sharing

[@nassarinsitthavong88]

I don't​ know you but. I feel so goooood​. When I read​ your​ story life

[@dilainesouza4858]

I'm learning English for three months and I'm happy, I am understand your text. I'm going following my dream of learn a new language. I'm from Brazil.

[@sehaba9531]

Thanks for sharing your story :)

[@setht.oleeveh2714]

Thank you for sharing your inspiring experience and advice.

[@user-vi9ls3ft7m]

18:30 "The major barrier isn`t intellectual. It`s emotional." YES!!!

[@awPrzemek]

I cri

[@otis4ex]

i agree. the man said very good

[@user-jt4yb5ky7e]

О русские

[@ricardonoro]

Omg, it's get me emotional... lol

[@altn7811]

Well, actually, this assumtion could realy be applied to any part of our life! From breaking ups with the love ones to hardship at workplace! Indeed! Great speach!

[@sumair.shahid]

4 simple steps to “Rapid Skill acquisition” are: 1- Deconstruct the skill and decide exactly what you would be able to do by breaking down the skill into smaller pieces 2- Learn enough to self correct (Learn enough part of the skill which you can practice and self correct) 3- Remove practice barriers (distractions) by utilising a little will power 4- Practice at least 20 hours

[@zakzak24]

I'm starting my cybersecurity journey and hopefully 2-5 years from now I'd come back here having achieved something I can be proud of

[@LivinKhaly]

You promised yourself this, don't give up ♥️

[@Insertaname88]

Me too… will be circling back!

[@eduardockandroll]

I was watching this video just to improve my listening in English but at the end I think this video going to change my life. Thanks.

[@marolisa_]

aaaa, me too! I loved it!!!!

[@dastanabishev8183]

++++++

[@di-egohumilde4515]

LOL same HAHAHA, actually I´m in english online class right now XD

[@dianitha6399]

Sameeee

[@daulikasarasvati5255]

I feel u bruh :"

[@sanyamsood8613]

1. Deconstruct the skill. Decide what you exactly want to do with skill and break the skill, practice the most important skills. 2. Learn enough to correct yourself. Practice just enough to notice when you do mistakes and get on the right path. 3. Remove the distractions. Disable notifications and remove all the distractions. 4. Practice at least 20 hours. Try to do 20 hours of deliberate practice. Stick with it no matter what. Additional:- The major barrier to skill acquisition isn't an intellectual one, but it's emotional.

[@tiagopontes936]

Thanks, for resume! 😊

[@ngaquynh4671]

Thanks a bunch. You're my hero!

[@jahanzaibsiddiqui9944]

So he's the guy who sends his assignment in the class group after completing with no intention of return from anyone. Legend!! ♥

[@vivekgarg4816]

congratulation, now you can give a perfect ted talk

[@pethut5709]

thanks a lot

[@ManishPrajapati_IIITS]

The best, most exciting, most practical, most fascinating Ted talk that I continue to come back to you again and again. Read the book multiple times, applied it to everything from learning a new language to fixing up my house, to now developing my skills as a ham radio operator.

[@emorysmith197]

Years and years later, this talk is still incredible!!!

[@eloisasevero3057]

1. Deconstruct the skill. 2. Learn enough to self-correct. 3. Remove practice barriers. 4. Practice at least 20 hours. Man, you are great!!!!!! Loved your ted talk!

[@andy-jac]

Nice. I got to save listening to this ego maniac.

[@LiliansGardens]

Thanks, I've been listening to this specific video for six years. Thanks for the sum up. the guy is great though.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Yes, but he broke the first rule of TED talks, he gave actionable advice.

[@lavishlife5359]

You spoiled it for me tnx

[@annescott9352]

The sum up is why it's worth it to check the comments. Thanks!

[@QuickTalks]

Summary: Just 20 hours is enough to become “reasonably good” at any skill. 1. Deconstruct the skill - Break the skill down into its most basic parts. Which parts are necessary for hitting the goal you have? (i.e. if your goal is to sing a song in Korean, you can primarily focus on pronunciation, not learning a bunch of vocabulary) 2. Learn enough to self correct - Learn enough to realize when you're making mistakes. 3. Remove barriers to practice - Turn off your phone, unplug the TV. Put your guitar, piano, language book in the middle of your room, not behind your stack of dirty laundry. 4. Practice for at least 20 hours - Commit to 20 hours from the start. You're going to be frustrated at times, so committing beforehand will help you push through the frustration.

[@lunak6043]

QuickTalks Thank you (๑>◡

[@TheManhwaSummary]

QuickTalks thnx

[@ludwigh585]

QuickTalks I

[@RacleandRaHill]

QuickTalks this is scary bc im trying to learn korean bc im a denial koreaboo omg

[@arjunreddy2757]

Thank you ✌️👍

[@Chris-gm4hk]

This idea is a life changer. F🤬ck all the haters. You do you. Learn and live happy.

[@Brian-gz1eg]

I appreciate your time and your lesson you bring to us ! Thank you.

[@Ashley-cr4hm]

1. Deconstruct the skill 2. Learn enough to self-correct (looking for too much material or learn too much is a kind of procrastinate) 3. Remove practice barriers 4. Practice at least 20 hours

[@pasya3073]

Good boy

[@daveojeda]

Thanks for the summary! You just saved me 20 minutes to put towards my 20 hours to learn a new skill! lol

[@faizanrizwan786]

Thanks. I hope you do not mind of I copy your comment.

[@RockDavid]

@@daveojeda Sadly people that have this "Give me results now" are the very ones that plato much quicker than others and mostly give up and/or never achive their goal New years res. area great example of this If sitting down for a 20 minute video on how to change your life is to much, i do NOT feel the problem is time for you but more on focus and realistic achivements

[@byanymeansnecessary398]

Could you elaborate on the 2nd point?

[@georgebizos944]

I spent several hours trying to learn Russian... In that 2 or 3 hours, I learned to read Russian and a few greetings. I can now read Russian, but not understand everything and put together sentences and my dictionary is very small. On that first 2 hours, I learned about as much Russian as I did Greek on my first day of Greek school. The difference with learning Greek is that my family speaks Greek. When I started learning German in school, I spent about 45 minutes a day learning German with other people. With Russian, I don't know many people who speak Russian. ( I know 2...not that I have much contact with them). If I can do it, chances are so can most people. You just gotta have the motivation. I started learning German because I took an interest in World War II. After becoming fairly competent in German, I decided to learn Russian. You just gotta have the drive. JUST DO IT! DON'T LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS!

[@caldwell477]

George Bizos Agreed because somebody could spend 10,000 hours studying but text every 5mins also its how you learn the subject. My mom is a graduate from Harvard and her biggest lesson to me was willpower can overcome lack of talent and lack of intelligence. Its crazy because we all have 24hours in a day its how you spend those hours.

[@Z4G.]

George Bizos Dude buy CSGO on steam. And start playing some competetive. ANd you will speak fluent russian in like 2 days....

[@parthchawande832]

CrazyGamerZ4G ggwp true story

[@ainurabazekenova7336]

George Bizos Russian is a diificult language.Желаю удачи и большого терпения в нелегком труде.

[@georgebizos944]

Its not as difficult considering i know Greek.

[@royyanmushab7059]

like a god bless having opportunity to watch this in this era. thank u so much

[@passion-basedlearning]

I enjoyed listening! You are a great instructor: organized, responsive, humorous, and able to clearly explain complex topics and nuances. Words are powerless to express my gratitude to you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart

[@shin9620]

"The main barrier is not intellectual - it's emotional" was taken to heart. Thanks for the video

[@cat-oz4pe]

somebody already said that

[@luccaskingo]

@@cat-oz4pe how

[@detonater1348]

@@cat-oz4pe nobody cares, they just said that quote is what they took to their hearts and thats what matters.

[@Jaeoh.woof765]

Yes. Good one.

[@mohanaryal677]

Thank you KZbin for recommending me after 8 years.

[@Aliya-hr9bm]

Same dude😂

[@simtia1874]

🤣🤣

[@piyushthakur8161]

😅🤣🤣

[@arielhemmings7099]

sameee

[@suzica988]

🤣🤣 same here😅

[@CodingWithMrM]

00:00 Becoming a parent changes priorities and learning new things becomes difficult. 02:45 The 10,000 hour rule for skill acquisition is based on studies of expert-level performance. 05:09 The 10,000 hour rule is a game of telephone 07:30 You can learn a new skill in just 20 hours of focused practice. 09:47 To learn a skill, deconstruct it and practice the most important parts first, learn enough to self-correct, remove barriers to practice, and practice for at least 20 hours. 12:07 Commit to practicing for 20 hours to overcome initial frustration and learn anything. 14:19 Playing the ukulele requires only a small set of chords 16:47 Put 20 hours into anything to learn it.

[@Sarabella68]

Thank you!

[@CodingWithMrM]

@@Sarabella68 you’re welcome

[@EnlightenWithGaurav]

Ek d

[@nadaabdu7957]

Really good one.. I heard it twice till now

[@CodingWithMrM]

@@nadaabdu7957 awesome

[@sparklenights5421]

these kind of ted talks always gives me the motivation to actually do something, thank you

[@genrubah]

Seven years ago

[@AsifRafique_]

And still u have achieved nothing how useless spark

[@tianipurville3768]

fr

[@genrubah]

@@AsifRafique_ and this 2020. Still have someone useless out there?

[@sparklenights5421]

i-

[@burakalay]

I was always better than my classmates in speaking english, but I wasn't well enough to able to speak properly or understand completely. Then one day one thought came up and I've decided to be as better as I can in speaking english. Now, I've been practicing english for almost 1 year. At least 20 minutes a day. That's 20 minutes made me way better english speaker than I was before. When I saw this video I wanted to share my experience. Guys, I watched this video without any subtitle and understood every single words thanks to my 20 minutes efforts a day. I achieved this level without any partner or course. Although I'm still not that good enough and you can find lots of errors I've made in my comment, I know that I'm gonna be better day by day and eventually achieve my goal. Whatever you wanna learn, just believe in yourself and practice at least 20 minutes a day. Good luck.

[@benjamin-joyprotocol7335]

Way to go, Burak!

[@sefasarac2839]

Tebrikler Burak :)

[@burakalay]

Pankaj Kumar thank you pal, i’m pretty sure that you will achieve your goal.

[@burakalay]

Sefa Saraç teşekkürler Sefa ^^

[@vanr5196]

You're quite good!

[@miroslawamarcinkowska1953]

Dziękuję bardzo za polskie napisy , bo to bardzo przekonująca prezentacja, dzięki niej pierwszy raz zrobiłam sama przelewy, nadałam paczkę do paczkomatu i nabrałam pewności siebie- dziękuję bardzo!

[@bharatbhadarka5999]

Who is the watch video on 2024

[@premnagar8661]

❤me

[@rajadawn]

The reason why this TED talk has garnered over 20 mn views is that it gives a very strong hope to most of us who despair silently.

[@imadelbaraka3223]

So true

[@AnneKorea]

I feel the same too.

[@soslothful]

Despair can be overwhelming.

[@hongnguyenthi6187]

You should have English-Vietnamese bilingual subtitles

[@lowellcalavera6045]

Actually, I think the reason it's so popular is that it gives people who don't want to do any work one more reason to sit and stare at a screen while doing nothing.

[@Adam-cn5ib]

The brain is a beautiful machine, this guy showed a really good strategy on how to use it but it's still up to you to learn whatever you wanna learn. Good luck everyone, i wish all of your dreams to become true!

[@jitsorayz1979]

thanks you to Goodluck

[@thaihaibao8516]

dude, marry me :))

[@jitsorayz1979]

+Shell Madrid wtf

[@thaihaibao8516]

i said from bottom of my heart :))) i have a ring right now so if you can take a flight to my Spain, just call me baby :)))

[@MrGoombakilla]

Yes, I agree!

[@JonathanGeorgeVillarreal]

TEDx events offer a platform for voices that might otherwise go unheard. It's heartening to see organizers and speakers coming together to share their stories and ideas with the world.

[@shivanijuyal6282]

I rarely study except for when I have a serious exam to write. Due to not being in a habit of studying and being a tiny bit gifted at learning new things, I often remind myself the barrier is not intellectual, it’s rather emotional and it always helps. Thank you for your time teacher.

[@pski3]

Omg, me too! So true! I'm grateful for this video and the speaker 🙏🏾😊

[@RookieN08]

This video is unbelievably accurate! I have actually learned to speak Russian by spending 20 hours in DOTA 2 :D

[@ba8e]

Confirmed.

[@LaimLS]

+RookieN08 ну и что ты понял в таком случаи?))

[@worldofliar9368]

+RookieN08 wow.. that was amazing.. teach me too XD

[@Superlexgames]

The only thing I could read is: My name is Putin, how are you doing?

[@basicnpcc]

+RookieN08 CSGO is quite the teacher as well.

[@praachishah1606]

His personality made this TED Talk a hundred folds more interesting. Thank you!

[@befree4052]

True very good personable speaker

[@nahulseyon54]

Yep

[@magicmasonry]

Absolutely brilliant. Everything said was spot on. Anyone can start to achieve any goal with just a little practice and motivation and leaving the fear behind. Use fear as a focus to achieve your goal, not to prevent it.

[@user-fq1ii4sj7j]

Thanks so much! This is so true. When I was 13 I really wanted to learn the guitar, and three months with daily working at it the way they tried to teach it in school got me nowhere. 2 years later I tried again with a totally different approach, basically just having fun with it and not being afraid of making mistakes but learning from them and 6 months later I was in a good band playing the lead guitar. No one expects you to learn anything by doing it right from the beginning anyway so just dive into it, make some mistakes and have fun. Learning rocks!

[@gloryuduak37]

"The major barrier to skill acquisition isn't intellectual...it's EMOTIONAL." Thank you Josh👏

[@ionageman]

Absolutely agree .. emotion is tied to memory ..

[@tsundereshark5945]

Thank you, Saitama.

[@dawidsarapata994]

Finally, we know, the sectret of your power Sensei.

[@omarkashorah4126]

hahahahah

[@MultiGogman]

This title is a clickbait. It took him 3 years to became so good at playing ukulele

[@nicholashildenbrand8632]

Yooooooo I totally was gonna say the same thing!! lmao

[@horace164]

lol

[@jesslynklein]

My first TED TALK watched in 2023. This is amazing.

[@oliviaadel765]

2013 and still is one of the most Iconic Ted talks videos of all time!

[@Mk_transmissions]

For the method go to 9:46

[@nathanieljackson7422]

Saul Montiel hero

[@michelletaylor-gill7484]

Thanks ... I have spent 20,000 hours well ten years full time practicing law of attraction and they say it's not a college degree its whether you are practicing in the moment or not (Esther hicks) I must be a grandmaster now right?🐳🐳🐳❤️️❤️️💕❤️️❤️️

[@minidobly1906]

Saul Montiel i

[@VaigaiNadhi]

Saul Montiel Thanks Mr.President

[@llgray167342]

Saul Montiel and

[@johannfowl8653]

I know he can't see it but I really clapped my hands for him in the end.

[@kingusXL]

Me too lol

[@yuniprastika7022]

ME TOOO

[@artsang1529]

SAME

[@juniormendes8412]

Me too....

[@akshaypathak7999]

Me too

[@echoliu8060]

I am learning english and feel inspired by his music and speeking, thanks so much!

[@VTCA.]

Dear Josh Kaufman, I wanted to express my utmost admiration and sincere love to you. Your work as an author and educator has had a profound impact on my life. Through your books and inspiring speeches, you have shared your knowledge and experiences in a way that has allowed me to grow and thrive. Your passion for learning and your willingness to help others acquire practical skills are a constant source of inspiration for me. Thanks to you, I have learned to approach each new experience with curiosity and determination, understanding that learning is a continuous journey. The way you have transformed your own experience of becoming a parent into a new perspective on learning is truly remarkable. It shows how open you are to the lessons that life offers us and how committed you are to sharing these teachings generously. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you do. Your love for learning and your ability to teach with kindness and clarity make you an extraordinary individual. I wish you all the happiness and success you deserve, both professionally and personally. With all my love and gratitude,

[@agoodnameforme3057]

Im a English and Japanese learner, and I couldn't agree more with this video. The biggest barrier which obstructs you is emotional--'Im afraid of failure, Im afraid that what I've done wont work ect.' So just keep doing it, keep practicing, keep learning. And finally, you'll achieve your goals.

[@kanjifreak420]

bro no it takes 20 hours alone to learn kanji, i have gone insane now i literally learn kanji everyday, i have no life now.

[@TheOpenbilly]

Agree. Just keep doing it, and you will find you are there suddenly.

[@sejcai]

@@kanjifreak420i learned kanji by learning the words in context. learning the 120 ways to read 生 will get you nowhere if the book, tv show, etc. you’re reading only uses the readings なま and いきる. learn stuff in the context of words! it will be less stressful and more intuitive that way. a lot of native stuff doesn’t require knowledge of kanji anyway, and a lot more uses ふりがな! good luck kanjifreak.

[@kanjifreak420]

@@sejcai thanks I'll try it.

[@raven-sf3di]

This video made me want to learn Japanese again , I would start learning Japanese by learning from books designed for schools, they would slowly teach you grammar rules and a couple of business words are how to greet someone . I would quickly get bored and after a couple of weeks quit. But that's the thing the books I was using were designed to teach business men , they focus on grammar because it's an easy subject to grade on tests. But I don't care about any of that. What I need is the most important elements, that will make it easy for me to understand general Japanese . I'm still going to use those books but I'm not going to make them the central focus of my learning.

[@Loayus]

The major barrier's not intellectual, it's emotional.

[@kpmoideenkutty8310]

Ln.

[@randycoe9054]

Totally true, learning process requires motivation in order to be efective.

[@krane15]

No, its not. The major barrier in leaning anything is finding someone that can put it in term simple enough to understand. Ninety nine percent of those books are written so badly that you leave as clueless as when you came in.Thing is, you've got to read through all of them before you can find the one that makes what you want to learn make sense. Only a very small group of people know how to do this. And even smaller group knows how to make learning interesting.

[@AaronAtkinson]

@@krane15 I agree with this, but perhaps the fact that you are reading those books, and that you're a part of that small group that knows how to make learning interesting, means that you have already passed the emotional barrier. Most people don't have the interest or motivation to seek out that knowledge in the first place. I don't think you're wrong, I think you're awesome. But maybe you've been awesome for so long that you've forgotten the challenges that prevent non-awesome people from being awesome?

[@krane15]

@@AaronAtkinson When you said motivation you struck a never. In my entire time in HS I don't recall a single teacher that went above and beyond to teach. They did the minimum to meet their requirements, but no more, and no less. Well, maybe sometimes less. In any event, if the student got it, fine. If they didn't, it was their tough luck. In college, I had a total of two professors that went above and beyond the call of duty to help me and other student to pas tests and succeed. What I mean is they did things like coming in on their days off to give students individual tutelage on parts they found difficult, and helping the surmount other administrative challenges that would get in the way of their studies. I guess I would categorize that on removing all distractions. But that's easier said than done. Some distractions are under your control, others are not. Eliminating all distractions takes time and can be draining. Anyway, I know this isn't exactly on topic, but your post reminded me, and it is closely related nonetheless. They say you can learn anything on youtube. Thing is. you have to watch 10 hours of useless videos to get to that one that put things in terms that you can understand. Can you then say you learned how to grow radishes in 1 hour? What becomes of that 10 hours of video where you learned next to nothing? Nevertheless, I appreciate the compliment, but I wouldn't call myself awesome. Rather, I say I was aware -- of some of the difficulties in learning a new skills, and so can often recognize and focus on getting around those difficulties. When the author claims 20 hours it takes for granted that all the time is productive, and ignores the time it takes to get through all the useless material to get to that actual leaning point. A structured learning environment removes much of that effort, but not necessarily all of it. Of course the true definition of learning has always bothered me as well. Is memorizing learning? If you don't understand what the nomenclature or what the jargon means, knowing the definition won't help you much. On the other hand, you can always memorize a passage and get it right, but that doesn't mean you understand it. If an instructor puts it in the right words you can learn something new instantly. When they don't, or can't, they can repeat it a million times and it still won't resonate or have any real meaning. I offer my most challenging example: A linear equation is an equation in the form y = mx + b. Maybe its ridiculously clear to some folks (a left brain/right brain thing?), but it wasn't to me. At least, not at the time. Cliffs: 1) Part of learning is teaching, and teachers can be good or really, really bad. 2) Only a small percentage of teachers go beyond the minimum required to teach. 3) Total study time is not always relate to total learning time. 4) Comfortable learning environments vary, and can sometimes be difficult to achieve. 5) Memorizing material may not be considered the same as learning it.

[@atreyichakraborty3716]

Hands down.. the best and most relatable Ted I've ever seen in my life

[@inainaty171]

Man that's the best ted talk episode till now for me.....

[@mithiii2644]

10:30 - 11:15 is the life changing quote for me. Trying to be a perfectionist at everything and eventually procrastinating is the thing that I'm doing over these years. Thank you 💖

[@cat-oz4pe]

how did you type the time

[@Slaggerknot]

@@cat-oz4pe just type it and it will be linkable

[@r0conscious]

You're a wholesome person

[@limo9402]

My problem is that i get so bored and jittery when tryna learn something it's like i can't focus

[@ahmedyaaqoub3234]

@@limo9402 Boredom is inevitable at first but you gonna feel excited when you start mastering your thing... remember that you will feel worst before starting feel better

[@charlescai]

If there is one take away, It definitely should be “The major barrier to skill acquisition isn't intellectual, it's emotional." It just like exercise, the mental barrier is much harder overcome than the physical obstacle. Let's face the fear and get it done folks !

[@phongvtvnews5389]

Charles Ca L

[@elitehaxxor8025]

I came across Joshes book at my local library the other day and had to nab it, it's just by coincidence that I found this video. He's absolutely spot on though. Everyone thinks they don't have time to do X, but it's because they're usually spending their time doing things that don't help them grow. Feel free to watch an hour of Netflix or binge a show, but just do something productive for 30-60 minutes and make that a reward you get. Being disciplined doesn't mean you can't enjoy those things, in fact, being disciplined means you can enjoy more of those things because now you've created more time.

[@SenorJuan2023]

I've watched this talk several times and never get tired of it. Starting the ukulele tomorrow.

[@mint2607]

Started watching tedtalks weekly and my life drastically improved from all the things I’ve learned here. I wish teachers in school are like this.

[@AlineAzevedo13]

We needed to learn a little more about life and practical skills at school! The school system is so broken :(

[@jgsource552]

@@AlineAzevedo13 thing is, majority of teachers are more concerned about getting passed the curriculum as efficient as possible. I dont blame them that much tho. In america, teachers are just not paid enough. The best teachers tho look outside the box and improve the students foundation with videos like this, and ultimately, become mote efficient at getting through the course.

[@rishimranjit9218]

@@AlineAzevedo13 Yup. Schools teach students very little to succeed. Students have to deal with unnecessary and uninterested Assignments. As a school graduate myself, I have no idea how to invest money, save money, do taxes, manage expenses, what to do with my first paycheck, know about life, and things like that😕😔. I don't even know why I went to college for.

[@krazymeanie]

Teachers in university are very similar to this actually tbh this reminds me of one the teachers at harvard in the computer science course.

[@nineveh17]

more or less health teachers

[@cotiennhieu9404]

20hour Rules - Deconstruct the skill - Learn enough to self-correct -Remove practice barriers -Practice at least 20hours Thank you KZbin for recommending me & Thank you TEDx Talks too. I have learned a lot here. Grateful to all !!

[@luskbela3112]

My friend, do you have any good tickets that you can recommend to me?

[@dianag4163]

What are practice barriers?

[@jaytopia2924]

@@dianag4163 distractions like tiktok etc

[@cabdiqaniciid9966]

I have not ever seen such a useful video like this, you incentivize me to learn new skills. Thank you very much.

[@JUIIICED.]

18:20 “And by playing that song for you, I have now reached my 20th hour practicing the ukelele!” This is a beautifully illustrated point

[@joaoeliasfdc7763]

This video reminds me of when I was learning Italian language. I got the most spoken verbs of Italian language on Google and I learned them very well so I could have a basic conversation with Italians. That was the start for me and within a month I could speak the language much better than I thought: it was just like the Pareto rule because I chose the 20% that mattered most to keep a basic conversation.

[@Bladebrian]

Hey man! I’m still struggling learning it. Any tips? Thanks

[@rumourtales4997]

@@Bladebrian are u still struggling?

[@angonuts7492]

@@Bladebrian just learn how to say porcoddio. the rest will follow

[@haruhi2815]

So cool to find this comment when I'm just starting my journey on learning Italian! Glad to here that. This comment was 7 months ago, may I ask if you're still at it?

[@english5666]

I'm brazilian. I'm trying to learn english but it's very difficult

[@-Skywalker01-]

practice 20 hours to get good at something 9:30 => 1. Deconstruct the skill 2. Learn enough to self-correct 3. Remove practice barriers 4. Practice at least 20 hours

[@bullit199]

5. Commit to the 20 hours (if you can't then pick something would commit to).

[@YuvanSankar07]

How you conveyed to learn new thing in 20 hours is really brilliant. Nicely done!!

[@kentlarsen5834]

This is quite simple as Josh put it. Why have I all these years been told by instructors to do this and that, and they kept on putting doubts in my mind day after day. When it isn't intellectual as I thought, but emotional. That was the secret sauce I never new about that prevented my wanting to take on several new challenges, because I thought I was smart enough. This could be the pitfall for many students today, not knowing Josh's simple concept.

[@myduyenvo3224]

I spent 20 hours on learning Chinese and then I realized that Chinese is not hard like I have ever thought about. And know, it is about 4 months since I started to study this language, I got HSK2. Thank u very much!

[@googichi5253]

Cảm ơn chia sẻ của cậu, mình sẽ bắt đầu học tiếng Trung!

[@vinodrawat-kw6oc]

Learnt the language but didnt learn what its called. Interesting

[@afen5252]

@@vinodrawat-kw6oc what a sad person you are

[@afen5252]

加油朋友, 中文确实没有这么难！

[@vinodrawat-kw6oc]

@@afen5252 well you got that part right

[@cjoyceheart]

9:49 Deconstruct the Skill. 10:33: Learn Enough to Self Correct 11:23 Remove Practice Barriers 11:47 Practice at least 20 hours 18:37 "The major barrier to skill acquisition isn't intellectual...it's emotional" Thank you TEDx Talk and Josh Kaufman

[@biagois7136]

🇧🇷 Amei essa palestra! Gratidão a Deus, por esse ser humano incrível, por ele distribuir tantos aprendizados!🌷🌷🌷

[@mohamudfarah8784]

TEDx Talks is my favorite source for English learning and self development tool

[@prateekpaliwal7575]

I learned ukulele in 20 hours. This thing works........and today is my 27 day of learning ukulele . I did it

[@kittykittymontero3215]

Now do programming😄

[@shakeelahmed2994]

What is ukulele?

[@user-jt4yb5ky7e]

@@shakeelahmed2994 a small guitar

[@gsaxita]

you do not learn to play ukulele , you just learn 10 3 chords songs

[@PierreMiniggio]

@kittykitty montero In 20 hours you can learn HTML and CSS and make decent looking web pages. Or you can learn how to make simple algorythms Or you can learn how to make a simple mobile app You actually can learn a lot of things in 20hours of programming. "Programming" is a really large topic, but if you focus on one thing in particular you can get usable results :P

[@meckzpower5178]

I started learning piano again after i quit for 12 years straight! I was never really good, but when i learnt more about myself and learnt, what i really loved to do;i started playing again and now im composing my own songs! Never give up on anything! Nothing is Impossible !

[@pennyhoffmann2717]

+Max Siebert Congrats! :D

[@meckzpower5178]

Nothing in particular, it really depends on what you want to accomplish. Do you like to learn to improvise and create your own songs or do you want to read musical scores ?

[@ThaVillageGamers]

Composing is not like a high level of playing piano or something... Composing and playing are two entirely different skills. You are putting it in a way like "I've become so good at playing piano that im composing now" which is not the way it works

[@meckzpower5178]

I appreciate your opinion about that,maybe i put that into that way, because i never thought it would be possible! And it's true, composing and playing are two different skills. But imagining techniques for example arpeggios and composing songs that are above your own piano skill level is a really efficient way to improve your own skills, just like an impromptu. I never experienced such fast progress by playing sheet music.

[@billmiller4140]

+Max Piano The word is learned!

[@abhijiths2918]

To describe this TED Talk in one word - Beautiful.

[@AkashR-dq7wr]

Even though this video have been posted before 10yrs still the vibe and impactfulness remains the same as it is✨

[@menacedemort2878]

19 years old, but still not good at sleeping. I'm sure I even passed the expert requirement of 10000 hours by far.

[@rickolo7507]

ditto

[@calholli]

+Chris Mentalist well, from birth you slept well inside the 20 hour mark.. so, technically you "learned how" to sleep before the time limit........................ poop

[@eXTreemator]

Overqualified..

[@CzechRiot]

+Chris Mentalist Keep trying bro, never back down, it may take a lifetime, but I'm sure you'll achieve the perfect sleep.

[@jordanlauterbach4603]

I had same problem when until turned 21, that's when you ll start getting tired af at the end of the day...how it was for me

[@freedomfighter6200]

19 minutes that give me hope, spirit & education about life, so touching me thank you sir 👏

[@handsanitiser9832]

I loved this TED Talk!!!! What an excellent presentation and highly applicable topic ☺

[@valeriachierico3029]

Finally a decent, fun and engaging tedtalks that truly helps to set a practical goal and gives you a clear prospective on learning. THANK YOU

[@technolus5742]

This has been out for 9 years lol

[@ajp2206]

What he means to say is out of the many ted talks that HE has PERSONALLY watched, this was the most, or one of the most practical and helpful.

[@technolus5742]

@@ajp2206 I know, I just mean its been here for him to watch for a long time

[@Jsjsjsjsjssjsjjsjsjsjs23]

@@technolus5742 nobody asked lol

[@technolus5742]

@@Jsjsjsjsjssjsjjsjsjsjs23 shocker, people say things without being asked

[@Dugimeister]

A lot of comments here are disappointing to read. The man shared with us a golden rule to learn and become decent at a new skill. He even specified you won't become an expert, you will become decent. That's the whole point of the video. He wanted to break the misconception of the 10,000 hour rule and encourage people to learn a subject they have been wanted to address and that it is not impossible, it takes 20 hours and you will have learned the basics and that it is do-able even if your schedule is tight. ''lolz then why isnt erryone a doctor ??? shit ted talk lmao !!1'' you missed the point

[@davidg8104]

Dugimeister yes, you are right this people need 10 thousand hours of listening and comprehension he clearly stated "not a master"

[@romulloqueiroz]

Dugimeister you're totally right.

[@akashpawanarkar2704]

that's it you are a maneuver helped me from a jeopardy

[@lilLemonUwU]

Agreed. But it is the internet =b You can't expect everyone to actually pay attention and comprehend everything lol. This is really helpful information, and very encouraging for a multipontentialite like myself. (if that word sounds crazy... its another TED talk)

[@bookies24k8]

Were talking about the KZbin comments section here what do you expect, personally I took the lesson and I'm gonna apply it to my life so if everyone else misses the point that's not my problem ya know

[@zacharyshiloh3744]

I just watched this vid. It rings true 10 years later. I look at my life. After putting in about 45 minutes of something (per day for a month), I can say I learned how to do it. This made me look at what could be considered failures. They weren't such. They were feedback. Plus showed me how on point my intuition was. All I needed was some practice. I was confident with time that I would get good.

[@user-oo3sy3cf4e]

He give me chance changing my life❤

[@trinidadraj152]

For those who want the short version, he says to: 1. Deconstruct the skill 2. Learn enough to self-correct 3. Remove practice barriers 4. Practice at least 20 hours

[@MilkySandwich]

10,000 hours to master a new skill - watch it ! 20 hours to be reasonably good at something - IF you apply 4 steps : 1. Deconstruct skill - start with the most important parts first 2. Learn enough to self-correct 3. Remove practice barriers/distractions - TV, internet 4. Practice minimum 20 hours - the barrier here is the frustration that comes from the lack of knowledge : we suck and we know it. Doing 20h might seem short, but intense focus is actually hard to maintain, because of emotional junk. The major barrier to skill acquisition is not intellectual - it’s emotional.

[@TheSeaAngle]

Thanks Tsunami

[@wish_new]

We need guys like you more

[@iskandarzw]

thankyou

[@techfreak8854]

This was the one of the finest videos that I have ever seen.... thank you

[@RafaChan25]

I'm learning English and I've watched this video to practice and it was amazing words to motivate people who are learning something new.

[@aaa-tt5oy]

1.スキルを分解する -自分の目標部分を最初に練習する 2.自己修正できるほど学ぶ -情報源を3〜5個入手する -練習しながら自己修正していく 3.練習の邪魔になるものは取り除く -テレビ・インターネットは見ない 4.少なくとも20時間は練習する 日本人で見てる人いらっしゃったらどうぞ。

[@user-ko4cp4vp7p]

aaa ありがとうございます！

[@hapham-ln5nk]

よし

[@Vainglory-REC]

ありがとうございます。

[@yayoi740]

ないす

[@dehi5816]

ありがとう

[@triplextang5468]

sound useful. mainly cover 4 tips: 1st is deconstruct the skill(9:49); 2nd is learn enough to self correct(10:56);3rd is remove the practice barrier(11:20); the last one is practice at least 20 HOURS(12:25). Good tips which need to verify. thanks for sharing the idea!

[@sohanjoshi1076]

life-changing advice to develop the ability to learn absolutely anything. amazing talk!

[@parwinpa1211]

listning to what u said was really cool and u know what ? by watching this video i just started my 20 hours for improving my english...... thanks to u and all the people who try to give us ways how to learn things and how to find ourselves .

[@clarasmn1920]

One of the best Ted Talk I’ve seen (its 5 am . best insomnia of my life)

[@sanjanasultana515]

Its 5:15am here

[@onetruepirateking3664]

congrats

[@samiroy4298]

Congratulations

[@sonalibansal9288]

It's 2 am here lol

[@rowanthomas8099]

it’s 5am too damn

[@CryptoRoast_0]

"Learn enough to self correct" is EXACTLY what's needed if you learn any form of programming. Learn some problems before you learn solutions.

[@muhammaddenaadryan2411]

I will implement this method start from today. This is definitely my favorite ted talks video so far !

[@lofimusik-90s]

Feel the stress melt away as you immerse yourself in the calming vibes of this lofi

[@ADHDDoc]

I am in the midst of a career change. After 24 years as a doctor, I am training to become an airline pilot. I have accumulated 10 hours of flight so far, and I’m starting to see myself soar.

[@godlyencouragement6096]

Wow... great for your explosive change.👍 congratulations.

[@toptv1049]

So beautiful!!!!!!!!❤️

[@marshmillo973]

Well done sir! A real master at Work! More power to ya!

[@kayjeffs3741]

Doctor and pilot? You sir, are epic!!!!

[@user-re2pe4nx2h]

진짜 멋있어요!!! 우와...

[@rhenosamizuno2517]

this guy should emphasize more on the "breaking the skill apart" part, since most of people in the comments got misunderstood about this 20 hours learning shennanigans, most of em expect to learn coding in 20 hours even thou what this guy meant is u start from "learning hardware" in 20 hours, then learn how to assemble ur pc in 20 hours, etc. in short this guy purpose is to give u motivation, and tell you to learn stuff in tiny chunks so u dont get overwhelmed.

[@nocensorship8092]

good point

[@1980rlquinn]

He does emphasize it, repeatedly, here and on other platforms. In the same way that people misconstrue the 10,000 hour "rule" for mastery, they misconstrue his message of 20 hours to learn one skill FOR FUN, because listening comprehension is a lost art or something. Gladwell: "It takes 10,000 hours to attain world class mastery in a given field." Groundlings: "ZOMG it takes 10k hours just to learn this one thing!" Kaufman: "It takes 20 hours to learn how to order at a restaurant in French." Groundlings: "ZOMG you can't be completely fluent in a language that fast YOU LIES" et cetera.

[@martijnvangammeren1868]

Well you can learn a lot from a program like Scratch or some other coding thing for kids. But indeed you get o know the basics. And from there you need more hours to become better at it. However, 20 hours to get to the basic is quit okay. Even learning IP ranges and subnetting is not that impossible in 20 hours.

[@joshuawhitcombe7968]

Rhenosa Mizuno I

[@moneeralsaqry5292]

He said it clearly 20 hours is enough, You can't motivate me when you say a lying because I will be frustrated when can't reached it cause it's not true at all

[@Denuser]

I think this Ted Talk is one of the best I've seen on KZbin. I could only say throughout: IT'S PERFECT.

[@kieukieu290]

This gives me a lot of motivation to learn new things. Recently, I decided to learn guitar, and I made it. Even though I just can play some simple songs but it really breaks my comfort zone cause I haven't ever thought that I can play guitar before. Thank you so much!

[@Rinz-Aide]

Guitar is a lot of fun and hard at first but eventually it feels kind of natural and you'll start to fiddle around with new things too

[@rajibdhungana]

Remove Distractions Me : What the girl is doing in the whiteboard ?

[@dushanthan50]

Same question on my mind 😂

[@varadabhaskar2848]

Yeah same here bro 🤣

[@msEPIC1001]

Can you please 🤣

[@loveleeluv7]

Mindmapping

[@medow356]

any ideas ??

[@philipbaldassini9528]

This is why I love TED talks, this was amazing omg wish I was there to see it live hahaha