How to Be Awesome at Your Job 272: How to Learn New Skills with Treehouse’s Ryan Carson
Mar 11, 2018
Ryan Carson, CEO and Founder of Treehouse, shares insights on effective learning strategies and the pivotal role of grit. He discusses the discomfort that accompanies acquiring new skills and emphasizes that practical experience often outweighs formal education. Carson also highlights the importance of personal motivation in tech careers and advocates for embracing learning challenges. Additionally, he offers productivity tips using bullet journals and morning routines, all while redefining success as mastery of skills over degrees.
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Persist Through Learning Discomfort
- Commit to daily, manageable learning even when motivation wanes.
- Accept discomfort and persist step by step like running a marathon.
Block Realistic Learning Time
- Schedule realistic, distraction-free blocks of time for learning.
- Try waking up earlier to gain consistent and focused study sessions.
Apply Knowledge to Cement Learning
- Actively recall learned knowledge and immediately apply it to build something new.
- Embrace the uncomfortable 'feel dumb' phase as it signals actual learning progress.
