How to Learn Anything Faster with Nick Velasquez

Nick has done all the legwork so that you don’t have to. Get the best tips and techniques for how to optimize your learning and skill acquisition in any topic. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, discouraged, or frustrated while studying a subject, here are some tools to add to your toolkit. Nick is a passionate learner and devoted student of mastery. He is the author of Learn, Improve, Master: How to Develop Any Skill and Excel at It. Quotes to remember:  “I need to be learning something all the time. I like learning something every day.” “It’s important to have that inner critic that says, can you do better?” Takeaways:The study behind the 10,000-hour rule and how it has been misinterpretedRepetition doesn’t mean improvementLearning isn’t necessarily fun all the time; it’s more of a slow burnThe willingness to suck helps you improve more quickly, and it takes courageEveryone starts as a beginner, even the mastersMetrics help us remain accountable and motivated There comes a time when we focus and reread quality texts to go deeperChallenge is part of joyDo the little things that only you will notice What you’ll learn:How Nick became so involved in the art of learning and all of the subjects and sports he has studiedCommon myths around masteryThe steps of learning that will help you get better at anything, fasterHow to build resilient habits that are easy to follow and difficult to breakHandling and working with the inevitable inner criticNick’s process for reading books and organizing the informationThe shallow search for novelty versus the meaningfulness of going deeper into one subject of study Mentioned on the podcast: https://unlimitedmastery.com/Learn, Improve Master: How to Develop Any Skill and Excel at ItOutliers - Malcolm GladwellThe Power of Habit - Charles DuhiggAtomic Habits - James ClearSwitch - Chip and Dan Heath Links: Instagram LinkedIn Twitter