How to Escape Excel Tutorial Hell (Step-by-Step Guide)

Why you’re not progressing in Excel and how to fix that.

Does this sound familiar?

You watch one Excel tutorial after another, hoping it’ll help at work.

But when you finally need to do something for real, your mind goes blank. It’s frustrating, right?

Don’t worry, you’re not alone. So many people find themselves stuck in this endless cycle of edutainment.

But today, I’ll show you how to break that cycle and take control of your learning, so you can finally start applying these skills and achieving your goals.

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0:00 Edutainment trap
0:26 The good side
0:57 The bad side
1:13 What tutorial hell is
1:38 What can save you from it
2:26 If you truly want to progress in Excel, do this
3:42 Where to find practice files
4:29 How to actually get started (scientifically based)
5:14 These tips will make it easier to start
5:45 Finding the perfect balance between learning & practicing
6:50 Weekly self-reflection questions
7:26 Watch this and close YouTube

#Excel #ExcelTutorial #TutorialHell

[MyOnlineTrainingHub]

❓Be honest: How often do you watch Excel tutorials?

[chrism]

This is very true Mynda. Fortunately, your videos and a few other experts (Mike Girvin, Chandoo, Leila G, Chandeep, Jon A, Mr. Excel, etc) are fantastic and have taught so much to so many, me included. Thanks!

[ivanbork]

Today I have learned 2 new things or rather phrases, "Eudtaintment" and "Someday newer come", thank you for that and then I have to see that it translated into Danish .

And otherwise, you are absolutely right that without goals for what you want to learn and what it will be used for, it will never come to anything.
What makes it so interesting to watch your videos is that, in addition to obvious technical skills, you are able to convey the message professionally but still with a "smile on your face"

[laurasol]

I get more pleasure watching endless number of your videos than a series on Netflix! You are amazing!

[miggzmejia]

You have become one of my go-to’s for Excel tutorials because of how well you break down the concepts in the videos and I love that you include sample files so I can practice as I follow along. Thank you!!

[robertbroadbent]

Yes Mynda, I started with a goal early this year to convert the cash accounting system of a club of retirees I belong to from paper based to Excel when my wife became treasurer again. I have previous experience with Access but would need to include a lot of VBA. I quickly found your tutorials which allowed me to avoid all the pitfalls and there is not one line of code that I wrote. My wife loves it. Nice that we are almost neighbours, we live on the Redcliffe Peninsula. Thank you so much.

[davegoodo]

This is the best Excel learning motivation video I've ever seen. It is a great, motivating message. Thanks for creating it, I was inspired. I can sometimes lapse into YouTube therapy and end up regretting the waste of time. I'm an experienced Excel user, but everyone needs to hear a message like this once in a while. Thanks very much Mynda.

[BernieDiaz]

I've been suscribed to your YT channel for some time and I enjoy your videos very much. I have been using Excel for many many years and, like many, I know enough to get by or like some say... 'enough to be dangerous'. I've been very tempted to sign up to one of your courses and I eventually will. Unfortunately, I already retired and don't have as much use for it as I once did, but... there is always something on the plate like analyzing my medical data. I have tons of data that I gather from at home devices (CPAP, oximeter, blood pressure, ECG holter, exercise bike, smart weight scales, etc.) . But, the big motivator has always been my eagerness to know more about everything. The internet is just a treasure chest of information and I spend a lot of time in front of a screen digging up knowledge. Thanks for your channel. I was an industry trainer during my last active years at a job and you have the touch, the delivery, knowledge and patience to do what you do and I admire you for it. Cheers.

[joshuamanampiu]

Thanks. This has resonated with me. I start my goal setting today.

[spilledgraphics]

The Tutorial of ALL tutorials. thank you Mynda!! - loving the recommendation of divide and conquering (minute 5:25). Thank you Maestra!

[johnkasongo]

Hello Mynda, this is true. I always want to embrace more than I can cope with regarding Excel of course, I used it every single day dealing with lots of data hence wanting to do everything at once dazzling dashboards, outstanding financial reports etc.., but with power BI as well and MS fabric data analysis. Your advice sets all records straight and somehow I needed that to to set my goals and targets according to a SMART framework. Many, many thanks Mynda (I can't thank you enough for the eye-opener. Like Chris said your tutorials (which I found very helpful) like those of other experts (Kevin S., Leila G., Chandoo etc..) help me a lot to make small but solid progress Keep up the outstanding work you're doing benefiting to us, learners, once again, bravo!!!

[VladimirKozomara]

Also hit that mark " tutorial hell ", Thanks Mynda this is great summary and explanation :-)

[حسامكانو]

Thanks its professional advice, we learned that when i was in the university in applied math.

[leerv.]

"To teach someone else is a great way to learn, trust me" (said with a smiling laugh at the end). Awww! But, you're absolutely right! I have been having fun showing my peers how to get things done in Excel and Powerquery and Powerautomate and it becomes a situation best described as saying "I know enough to keep us from capsizing, so let's learn these waters together!" :p

[jcvzla]

Awesome advice...I have been on the same path you described. I'm trying to change that. Your video is an excellent guide to get to the next level. Thank you

[sahralsahri]

Great 👍 This lecture is like a hundred programs. Thank you very much, Professor.👏

[chris]

Great advice Mynda, I needed this to set me on the right track, Thanks

[wizard]

Beautifully explained how to escape the tutorial hell. Thanks a ton Mynda.

[GeertDelmulle]

All good advice. And yet…
IMO, after a while, all this doesn’t matter all that much anymore: have a planned meeting on some change requests for an Excel tool that is about to go live, 10mins before that: solving an acute and ad hoc Excel problem for a damsel in distress. All in a day’s work.
And that was today. And Excel is just a secondary objective at work, no really. It’s a hobby, too.
And yet I like to watch YT-videos on the subject because there’s always something new to learn or some older knowledge to refresh.

[leehardy]

Escape from Tutorial Hell and here's my tutorial on how to do that😄