How to Learn While Working Full-Time | Answer in Progress | Grow with Google

Finding time to learn while working can be a challenge. Outside of work, errands, and personal care, we may only have 4 hours left for leisure and learning. How are we supposed to get anything done? In this video, Sabrina from Answer in Progress tries to learn a new skill while working full time and talks with Thomas Frank about how we can optimize our time spent learning.

Chapters:

00:00 How do you find the time for upskilling?
00:22 You’re not alone!
01:12 How long does it take to learn a new skill?
02:17 Making those noob gains
03:00 How do you fit upskilling into a fully loaded schedule?
03:27 Does multitasking actually work?
04:27 3 tips to find more time for learning
04:56 Actually learning a new skill
07:14 Is burnout worth it?
07:33 How quickly should we learn?
08:05 Should we bother learning new skills?
08:29 Takeaways
09:01 Find more resources in the description

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[DanielDogeanu]

Pro advice: Try to get to sleep earlier in the evening, and wake up earlier in the morning, so that you can learn when you have a fresh and well rested mind, and when it's generally more quiet. This will also help with the motivation to keep learning, because nobody wants to start learning when they're really tired and their brain is absolutely toasted from work.

[thalmorbiznitch]

I’m trying to figure out where the 6 1/2 hours of working for most people happens? Most of us are at work for hr minimum and the commute you have. A lot of people around where I live have 30-60min commutes, ONE way. That’s 10-11hr per day on work, even if it’s just commuting. And most Americans don’t have the ability to restructure their work day or schedule so you can get it all done in one block. Most of us are at our employers will during those work hours and can’t do anything else.

Throw into this being a parent in any of this and it just feels unrealistic for most average Americans. Most people do the ACTUALLY have 4hr leisure time. I only have a 20min commute and I’m trying to figure out where this 4hr leisure time everyday is.

6:30-7:30 get up and ready for work
7:30-6:00 work, commute, pick up kid from daycare
6-7:30 dinner, time with kid, bed time routine
7:30-11 shower/hygiene, cleaning/chores, any personal errands that need done like grocery shopping, etc

Like I MAYBE have 30-60min in the evening to do something else, but it’s not everyday.

Really my only leisure time is on the weekends when I have time after my kid goes to bed, and that’s if I’ve been able to do any housework while he’s awake.

Like I said, it feels literally impossible for so many people in America.

[zaneaharding]

How does this have 394k views and 12 comments and 511 likes? I watch everything Sabrina makes, just confused why the numbers are wonky.

[jalen]

There is definitely something important around the THYME -scale when learning something new too much to quick leads to burn out. But too little over long a period leads to low motivation, all about that sweet spot

[Itstwistedroots]

I love that Google is everywhere and is putting in so much time to help people get better. I'm about halfway through my Project Management Coursera course and I have drank the koolaid. I want to work for Google now.

[albertocortes]

The take away for me is "let your needs motivate your learning pace"

[niamhwinters]

That's crazy -- 6 1/2 hours of work? my shifts are 10 hours, and I have a 3-hour total (bus) commute time and I barely make it by.

[gedesantiawan]

I'm very sad to hear that Google Primer will be no longer supported from February 28, 2023. I'm still learning from it, and I really love how the materials are easy to understand to me

[judith]

Great video! I have been trying to juggle learning and work this past year so the video is helpful

[Firebringer]

This felt kinda pointless for someone who's orginizational skills are just destroyed by ADHD. I don't feel like anything said gives me a good path toward not being poor and miserable, which is what I assume getting new skills and a better job would do.

[katielarsen]

"Leisure time" Working parents have left the chat (this video is very helpful! I just don't know if I have it in me at this stage in my life)

[Creashone]

Great videos! Or you could get a job where your employer pays for you to build skills during work hours. If you are renting, rent next to where you work and have no commute. If you have kids, you need an employer that pays for you to upskill at work. You are working harder (albeit with love) when you get home compared to office work. 100% And what about exercise time? I LOVE the no multi-tasking.

[criticalhit]

THYME to watch more answers in progress!

[natasfresas]

This is exactly what I'm struggling with right now

[masonhenderson]

I think this video really needs to be re-titled to admit that these 'tips' are only applicable to above middle-class jobs in non manual industries for people who aren't single parents. Most of us are working 8-10 hours and DO NOT have the option to work on these skills at work or just reschedule our days to be more efficient. Also, who has 4 hours of free time on a work day?

[Ellipsis]

*didn't make timestamps before **3:31** was really good though*

3:31 Yes! It's mono*focus* that you need.

4:12 Task switching is worse than he makes it out to be its a compounding effect when you take into account your focus existing which why I think it isn't communicated here.

6:36 Exactly, even if you are fucking unique in your special abilities which you aren't that type of intelligence you have was not a meteor coming down from earth and knocking you on the head when you were a baby its very likely either a chemical thingy doing a super good job or a physical difference a bunch of people have.

7:34 E.g. don't learn a whole programming language before coursework is due.

[jawadmaayah]

Does listening to a podcast count as multitasking? It does take a bit of my attention away but it feels very passive. Should i stop if my priority is getting better at the skill?

[sissyzk]

Learning while eating isnˋt that multi tasking?

[lolno]

A lot of this is violently difficult if you're not neurotypical. :(

[therealmarious]

Can you make more crash cores videos please I miss them