First 20 Hours

Josh Kaufman, bestselling author of The Personal MBA, is back with his new book, The First Twenty Hours, to teach readers how to learn anything... fast! 'Lots of books promise to change your life. This one actually will' -Seth Godin Pick up any new skill in just 20 hours... Want to learn to paint, play the piano, launch a business, fly a plane? Then pick up this book and set aside twenty hours to go from knowing nothing to performing like a pro. That's it. Josh Kaufman, author of international bestseller The Personal MBA, has developed this brilliant approach to mastering anything fast. You'll learn how to: Focus energy on acquiring key skill sets Eliminate obstacles and discover critical tools Create rapid feedback loops Work against the clock to get better fast With examples ranging from writing a web program to learning an instrument to picking up windsurfing, Kaufman shows how to break complexity into simple tasks, make the very best of your limited time and solve unexpected problems. In The First 20 Hours you'll learn how to acquire any skill in record time - and have a lot of fun along the way. 'After reading this, you'll be ready to take on any number of skills and make progress on that big project you've been putting off for years' Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup

'Lots of books promise to change your life. This one actually will' Seth Godin, bestselling author of Purple Cow

**Have you always wanted to learn a new language? Play an instrument? Launch a business? What's holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time it takes to acquire new skills - time you can't spare?

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Pick up this book and set aside twenty hours to go from knowing nothing to performing like a pro. That's it.

Josh Kaufman, author of international bestseller The Personal MBA, has developed a unique approach to mastering anything. Fast.

'After reading this book, you'll be ready to take on any number of skills and make progress on that big project you've been putting off for years' Chris Guillebeau, bestselling author of Un-F*ck Yourself

'All that's standing between you and playing the ukulele is your TV time for the next two weeks' Laura Vanderkam, author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast

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Josh Kaufman

Zusammenfassung
WANT TO LEARN TO PAINT, PLAY THE PIANO, LAUNCH A BUSINESS, OR SPEAK A NEW LANGUAGE?Then pick up this book and set aside twenty hours to go from knowing nothing to performing like a pro. That's it.Josh Kaufman, author of international bestseller The Personal MBA, has developed a unique approach to mastering anything fast.You'll learn how to:*Focus energy on acquiring key skill sets*Eliminate obstacles and discover critical tools*Work against the clock to get better fastKaufman shows how to break complexity into simple tasks, make the very best of your limited time and solve unexpected problems. In The First 20 Hours you'll learn how to acquire any skill in record time - and have a lot of fun along the way.'In this inspiring little book, Josh Kaufman argues that you can get good enough at anything to enjoy yourself in just 20 hours. All that's standing between you and playing the ukulele is your TV time for the next two weeks' - Laura Vanderkam, author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast'Lots of books promise to change your life. This one actually will' -Seth Godin