The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life

Making effective decisions—and learning effectively—requires massive elimination and the removal of options.

what we’ve already covered: material beats method.

Dave had what other coaches didn’t: a logical sequence.

First and foremost, it is where we answer the question: how do I break this amorphous “skill” into small, manageable pieces?

Second, and related to deconstruction: instead of using grammar books, he had native speakers of each language recite the Lord’s Prayer. This short passage gave him an overview of nearly all important grammatical structures (direct object, indirect object, noun cases, possessives, etc.): Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy King

was “Jai Mahakali, Ayo Gorkhali!” (“Glory be to the Goddess Kali [the Hindu goddess of power], here come the Gurkhas!”) The blade is in my home to remind me of the importance

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As Bruce Lee said, “Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.”

If you need to truss (tie up) a chicken so it cooks evenly, but you realize you’re out of kitchen twine, you can poke holes in the rearmost fat and stick the legs through the holes so they’re crossed, then fold the wings underneath.

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