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The First 20 Hours
By Josh Kaufman
Discover how to become proficient in almost any new skill with just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice, challenging the myth of needing thousands of hours for competence.
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What it is about
Skill acquisition, rapid learning, deliberate practice, personal development
Who it is for
If you often feel overwhelmed by the sheer effort required to learn something new, this can help you start and achieve competence faster than you thought possible.
The author
Josh Kaufman challenges the myth of the 10,000-hour rule, drawing on his own experiments and research to show how deliberate, focused practice can unlock proficiency in new skills surprisingly quickly.
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