Accelerated Learning: How To Get Good At Anything In 20 Hours

Posted: June 2, 2015 by Jaime Stenning

How one man figured out how to get seriously good at nearly anything in only 20 hours.

Josh Kaufman, The author of ‘The First 20 Hours’ discusses with Jonathan Fields, The Good Life Project, how anyone, when they put in place 5 specific methods, can learn nearly anything in just 20 hours.

The 5 main methods discussed in the video are:

1. Define your goals and be specific
2. Deconstruct the skill into sub-skills
3. Focus on the most frequently used sub-skills
4. Eliminating the barrier of practice
5. Pre-commit to the first 20 hours.