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

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

🗓️ 6 May 2020

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

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: Skillshare: With thousands of courses in a wide range of different skills, Skillshare can help you take things to the next level. You can also get started with 2 free months of unlimited learning (including Thomas' new Habit-Building class!) at Skillshare.com/geek. 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 200 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription. 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. 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: 0:01:33 - 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 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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0:00.0	Hey it's Thomas Frank. I've just got a quick note for you before we get into the show.
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0:34.0	Hey, what is going on everybody and welcome back to the college
0:36.4	info geek podcast the internet's best resource for
0:39.1	getting ahead as a student becoming more productive but a
0:41.8	terrible resource for learning how to
0:44.1	ingest a normal responsible amount of coffee every single day.
0:48.8	Yeah, that actually may be an inaccurate statement because I imagine you don't ingest a copious amount of coffee.
0:56.5	I drink more coffee than I did a year ago, mostly to deal with my poor sleeping habits that I'm in the process of fixing but when I do drink coffee it's like one a day one coffee a day
1:11.8	fix your sleeping habits dude oh I'm in I'm I woke up early this morning a day. Fix your sleep and habits, dude.
1:13.0	Oh, I mean, I woke up early this morning, I'm working on it.
1:16.0	It just takes some time and then like the problem is that being stuck inside all the time basically means all time is the same.
1:23.0	So I don't really notice when it's 2 a.m.
1:25.0	because it's no different to me than like 6 p.m.
1:29.0	Yeah, well, I got a call with my one of my friends in Spain, and I feel so bad for him over there because
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