5 Skills and How We Learn Them (Ep. 294)

We've been getting questions about some of the things we're known to do, so we're talking about five of them: skating, videos, piano, guitar, and pixel art.

Full show notes

This week’s episode is sponsored by:

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Bill Stoppard on YouTube

Tiago Inline Skater on YouTube

Thomas’ Habit-Building course on Skillshare

Thomas’ Productivity course on Skillshare

JustinGuitar on YouTube

Paul Davids on YouTube

Songsterr (iOS | Android)

Ultimate Guitar (iOS | Android)

Yousician (iOS | Android)

MuseScore

Andrew Huang's Music Theory video

Music 101, by Brian Boone

Nahre Sol on YouTube

Jenny Nicholson on YouTube

Potato Jet on YouTube

How to Make Your Phone Less of a Distraction

Pixel Grimoire series

Pixel Pete on YouTube

Aseprite

UpIsNotJump on YouTube

Working From Home: How to Stay Focused

MoneyLab

This Note-Taking App is a Game Changer - Roam Research

Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page.

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Timestamps:

0:01:33 - Overview

0:04:51 - Inline skating

0:24:50 - Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)

0:27:34 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)

0:29:38 - Playing the guitar

0:47:12 - Playing piano

1:04:47 - Making videos

1:20:18 - Pixel art

1:32:18 - Conclusion

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