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Episode 4172:
James Altucher explains how he stopped failing at everything he tried to learn and built a method for learning instead. In this first part he argues the 10,000-hour rule can be hacked, and lays out his Plus, Minus, Equal approach of studying mentors, teaching the people behind you, and trading notes with peers at your own level. He then breaks any pursuit down into the micro-skills that real personal development actually requires.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://archive.jamesaltucher.com/blog/seven-steps-learn-master-anything/
Quotes to ponder:
"Find people who love what you love and spend as much time talking about this shared area as you can."
"If you can't explain in a simple way, then you need to learn more."
"You can't learn as much from succeeding because it's harder to pinpoint where mistakes are"
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