Josh Kaufman | 20 Hours to Learn Anything (Key Points Talk)

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How long does it take to learn something? Malcom Gladwell's book "Outliers" message is commonly distorted to make you think it takes 10,000 hours. Josh Kaufman explains how through his research he discovered it takes 20 hours to learn something (i.e. get the hang of it). In just 45 minutes a day for about a month, you can be relatively proficient in whatever skill you have been wanting to learn.

The steps are to
1. Deconstruct the skill
2. Learn enough so that you can self-correct yourself
3. Remove barriers that prevent or make it difficult to practice
4. Commit from the start to practice at least 20 hours

If you enjoyed this, check out the full 20 minute talk here where you can also see Josh demonstrate the results of his 20 hours of practice.

Full talk's description:
"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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"The major barrier to skill acquisition isn't intellectual... It's emotional". That's it !

fiorellaacuna

There is no Hack to learn Faster JUST START.. I started Learning guitar and I was impressed the first 8hours And Am still going.. 20hours and Boom.. You're in it

ih

This changed my life so much that I made a YouTube channel dedicated to this teaching.

_Hours_

ohh thanks dude, you handpicked all key pts i was bored seeing the original ones

yadavshashankkumar

I just finished my 20th hour of Piano and to be honest I am impressed with how far I've come.

What skills are you guys wanting to learn?

QuickTalks

Thanks❣️ I am hoping to get up and running with basic bass guitar and with painting abstract art. I know my block is primarily emotional, secondarily interruptions from work life :-) but your 20 hours suggestion is a very doable great goal!

Hopekaran

to become a real public speaker. I hate the rule of grammar. So I decide to learn speak english with TED and learn how to become public speaker.

aazismuh

"Feeling stupid at the start doesn't feel good" No it doesn't, buuuut, that's my favourite time. You're just beginning, nobody expects anything of you, the only pressure is what you put on yourself. I embrace it, lean into the wonderful noise I make as I start to learn something just above where I am. I can play the ukulele to a bit past beginner level, if I wanna try new chords or a fingerpick pattern it's part of the fun to see how I can fuck it up. Takes some of the stress out of sounding bad. The beginning is when there's the most to learn and it's most fun for me ^_^

Shindai

This 20 hours rule (like the 10, 000 hours rule) is a vast oversimplification. You certainly can learn a lot in 20 hours but you will not reach a point where you have even moderate competence in more complex skills areas such as learning a language or cooking. I have been trying to learn French for over 3 years and am still far from proficient. Great points in the talk but his last statement is not realistic.

Damian_thegradstudent