
The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!

By studying the opposite of what you want, you can identify important elements that aren’t immediately obvious.
Josh Kaufman • The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!
“power law of practice,”
Josh Kaufman • The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!
Yoga Anatomy (first edition, 2007; second edition, 2011), one of the bestselling yoga books of all time, and his material is used in yoga teacher training programs all over the world.
Josh Kaufman • The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!
I find it’s useful to think of these principles as a secondary checklist. Whenever you decide to acquire a new skill, just review this checklist and decide which principles apply to your project.
Josh Kaufman • The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!
First, ensure you’re practicing using form that’s good enough to satisfy your target performance level.
Josh Kaufman • The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!
cultivate a “temporary obsession.” Rapid skill acquisition happens naturally when you become so curious and interested in something that other concerns fall away, at least temporarily.
Josh Kaufman • The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!
I do not measure my progress in Yoga by how far I can bend or twist, but by how I treat my wife and children. —T. K. V. DESIKACHAR, RENOWNED YOGA TEACHER
Josh Kaufman • The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!
Take the immersion opportunities as they come, but don’t count on them.
Josh Kaufman • The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast!
Don't wait for immersion to start on a skill
Spend twenty minutes searching the web, browsing a bookstore, or scanning the stacks at your local library for books and resources related to the skill.