So many skills, so little time. Sure, we probably can't achieve mastery in all of them, but what if we don't care? We talk about how to learn the basics quickly enough to rekindle your dreams of becoming a renaissance man. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Backblaze — unlimited cloud backup for PCs and Macs. Don’t be that person who loses all their files permanently when — not if — your computer’s hard drive fails. Get started with a 15-day, full-featured trial at backblaze.com/CIG. Things mentioned in this episode: Tom’s Sunday Study Playlist on Spotify Tom’s Ultimate Study Playlist on Spotify Tom’s Ultimate Study Playlist on YouTube Tom's Work Vibes playlist on Spotify The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland, by Catherynne M. Valente The Kingkiller Chronicle series, by Patrick Rothfuss Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell The First 20 Hours, by Josh Kaufman The 4-Hour Chef, by Tim Ferriss Love-Coloured Master Spark song Synthesia (iOS | Android) Art and Fear, by David Bayles and Ted Orland Henry Fonda on Wikipedia h3h3Productions on YouTube Momentum (iOS) Habitica (iOS | Android) Beeminder (iOS | Android) Yousician (iOS | Android) Tom's music channel on YouTube Martin on Instagram How to Stay Hydrated: Here's Everything You Need to Know How to Study Effectively with Flash Cards Rype - Learn a Language in 100 Days Andrew Huang on YouTube Andrew Huang on Spotify Skillshare (iOS | Android) How to Learn a New Skill Quickly: A 4-Step Process 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: 0:10:33 - Overview of the skill learning process 0:23:47 - Sponsor: Backblaze (Backing up your data) 0:26:12 - Choosing and focusing on something that motivates you 0:27:28 - Figuring out how good you want to be and deconstructing a skill 0:33:07 - Gaining access to the necessary tools and eliminating barriers 0:38:16 - Finding time to practice 0:41:18 - Creating feedback loops 0:44:31 - Practicing in short bursts instead of long periods of time 0:47:31 - The need to practice a lot before mastering a skill 0:49:20 - Additional tips to rapid skill acquisition 0:52:00 - 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!](http://collegeinfogeek.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.