So many skills, so little time. Sure, we probably can't achieve mastery in all of them, but what if we don't care? We talk about how to learn the basics quickly enough to rekindle your dreams of becoming a renaissance man.

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Tom’s Sunday Study Playlist on Spotify

Tom’s Ultimate Study Playlist on Spotify

Tom’s Ultimate Study Playlist on YouTube

Tom's Work Vibes playlist on Spotify

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland, by Catherynne M. Valente

The Kingkiller Chronicle series, by Patrick Rothfuss

Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell

The First 20 Hours, by Josh Kaufman

The 4-Hour Chef, by Tim Ferriss

Love-Coloured Master Spark song

Synthesia (iOS | Android)

Art and Fear, by David Bayles and Ted Orland

Henry Fonda on Wikipedia

h3h3Productions on YouTube

Momentum (iOS)

Habitica (iOS | Android)

Beeminder (iOS | Android)

Yousician (iOS | Android)

Tom's music channel on YouTube

Martin on Instagram

How to Stay Hydrated: Here's Everything You Need to Know

How to Study Effectively with Flash Cards

Rype - Learn a Language in 100 Days

Andrew Huang on YouTube

Andrew Huang on Spotify

Skillshare (iOS | Android)

How to Learn a New Skill Quickly: A 4-Step Process

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Timestamps:

0:10:33 - Overview of the skill learning process

0:23:47 - Sponsor: Backblaze (Backing up your data)

0:26:12 - Choosing and focusing on something that motivates you

0:27:28 - Figuring out how good you want to be and deconstructing a skill

0:33:07 - Gaining access to the necessary tools and eliminating barriers

0:38:16 - Finding time to practice

0:41:18 - Creating feedback loops

0:44:31 - Practicing in short bursts instead of long periods of time

0:47:31 - The need to practice a lot before mastering a skill

0:49:20 - Additional tips to rapid skill acquisition

0:52:00 - Conclusion

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