The hottest Skill acquisition Substack posts right now

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Day One 918 implied HN points 06 Jan 24
  1. Building mastery requires changing your daily routine and habits to achieve big goals in 2024.
  2. Utilize the Doorway principle like ancient fishermen did, where the warm water meets the cold, to catch opportunities and everyone.
  3. Participate in valuable virtual Bootcamps to gain clarity of purpose, acquire high-income skills, and grow an online brand/business.
Day One 299 implied HN points 01 Aug 20
  1. SkillUp and Earn program teaches how to learn skills quickly and make money from them, urging action to shape your future.
  2. Having a skill in demand can create income opportunities in challenging environments; Skills attract income by solving problems.
  3. SkillUp and Earn program offers guidance on learning skills effectively and monetizing them, providing a community for support and proven strategies for income generation.
10x your mind 59 implied HN points 04 Aug 22
  1. The Dunning-Kruger effect highlights the tendency to overestimate or underestimate expertise based on awareness.
  2. Learning a new skill involves phases: feeling great at the beginning, struggling in the middle, then finding enjoyment and expertise in the end.
  3. Recognizing the 'I suck' phase as a crucial period of progress can help avoid underestimating your growth potential.
UX Psychology 19 implied HN points 09 Feb 22
  1. The 10,000-hour rule, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell, suggesting practice alone leads to expertise has been debunked by recent studies showing talent and various factors play a significant role in skill acquisition.
  2. Criticism towards the 10,000-hour rule came from meta-analyses in sports, revealing that practice only accounted for a small percentage of the difference in performance levels, emphasizing the contribution of genetics and other factors.
  3. Understanding the limits of practice is crucial as it challenges the notion that anyone can excel if they put in enough effort, and highlights that success is influenced by multiple elements beyond just practice.
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