The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything ... Fast - Softcover

Kaufman, Josh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0670921920 ISBN 13: 9780670921928

Publisher: Penguin, 2014

Synopsis

Josh Kaufman, bestselling author of The Personal MBA, is back with his new book, The First Twenty Hours, to teach readers how to learn anything... fast!

'Lots of books promise to change your life. This one actually will' -Seth Godin

Pick up any new skill in just 20 hours...

Want to learn to paint, play the piano, launch a business, fly a plane? Then pick up this book and set aside twenty hours to go from knowing nothing to performing like a pro. That's it.

Josh Kaufman, author of international bestseller The Personal MBA, has developed this brilliant approach to mastering anything fast.

You'll learn how to:
· Focus energy on acquiring key skill sets
· Eliminate obstacles and discover critical tools
· Create rapid feedback loops
· Work against the clock to get better fast

With examples ranging from writing a web program to learning an instrument to picking up windsurfing, Kaufman shows how to break complexity into simple tasks, make the very best of your limited time and solve unexpected problems.

In The First 20 Hours you'll learn how to acquire any skill in record time - and have a lot of fun along the way.

'After reading this, you'll be ready to take on any number of skills and make progress on that big project you've been putting off for years' Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup

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Review

A blockbuster in the making. After reading this book, you'll be ready to take on any number of skills and make progress on that big project you've been putting off for years (Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup)

Great opportunities are worthless without skills. No more excuses! Kaufman proves that we all have the capacity to become experts (Scott Belsky, founder, Behance, and author of Making Ideas Happen)

If you're like me, you'll get so inspired that you'll stop reading to apply this approach to your own procrastinated project. After reading the first five chapters I tried his technique to learn a new programming language, and I'm blown away with how fast I became fluent (Derek Sivers, founder, CD Baby, sivers.org)

In this inspiring little book, Josh Kaufman argues that you can get good enough at anything to enjoy yourself in just 20 hours. All that's standing between you and playing the ukulele is your TV time for the next two weeks (Laura Vanderkam, author of 168 Hours and What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast)

With the amount of information and change in the world today, the person who can adapt and learn the most quickly will be the most successful. Kaufman breaks down the science of learning in useful, entertaining, and fascinating ways. If you care about keeping your job, your business, or your edge, this book is for you (Pamela Slim, author of Escape from Cubicle Nation)

From the Back Cover

What would you like to learn? How to paint a great portrait, launch a business, play piano... or even fly an airplane?

The only thing holding you back is the time and effort it will take. But there is a way to go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing well, with just 20 hours of practice.

Josh Kaufman, author of the international bestseller The Personal MBA, has developed a brilliantly simple approach to help you learn anything. He shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, make the most of your time, and clear away obstacles in your path.

The First 20 Hours helps you pick up any skill in record time... and have much more fun along the way.

'A blockbuster in the making. After reading this book, you'll be ready to take on any number of skills and make progress on that big project you've been putting off for years'
Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0670921920
• ISBN 13: 9780670921928
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288