5 Questions: Instruments, Skill Overload, and Imposter Syndrome (Ep. 253)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

Personal Branding, Career, Productivity, Business, Learning, Lifehacking, College, University, Education, 101, Lifestyle Design, Work Smart, Class

4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2019

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In this 5 questions episode, we talk about starting instruments after childhood, remembering old skills, dealing with imposter syndrome at work, and more. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you’re one of the first 83 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription. FreshBooks: Accounting and invoicing software that automates your tasks and lets you get back to doing your real work. Get your first 30 days free by going to FreshBooks.com/CIG and entering College Info Geek in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Things mentioned in this episode: The 3 Best To-Do List Apps in 2019 How to Be Good at Everything — The Rapid Skill Learning Process (Ep. 210) What Quitting Video Games for a Month Did to My Brain (Ep. 249) How to Stop Being Constantly Overwhelmed Mike Boyd's Can I Still Do This Stuff? video How to Never Have Friends and Be Alone Forever (Ep. 243) How to Meet New People - 6 Tips for Making More Friends How to Build Closer Friendships How to Make Friends in College: A Comprehensive Guide Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:08:14 - Learning an instrument 0:19:47 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:21:06 - Sponsor: FreshBooks (Managing your invoices) 0:23:16 - The fear of missing out 0:29:56 - Learning, and retaining, new skills effectively 0:35:23 - Forging closer friendships 0:40:34 - Feeling unqualified at your workplace 0:46:45 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1:00.0	I don't know where I'm going with this anyway. Yeah, I don't really know. My name is Thomas and I'm here as always with my good friend Martin. We have our set built.
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