How to quickly develop new skills

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Yes, learning something new is not easy. It requires willpower, perseverance and deliberate practice. But nothing can stop you if you are strong enough. Think about the fact that learning is an investment in oneself. All efforts will pay off if you apply knowledge in your work.

Make a list of the skills you want to learn
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Your goals: perhaps you have already created a plan for the next five years and are confident that this is what you need. Is the skill consistent with the goals?

Current opportunities:: can I learn a skill for free or with minimal investment? Perhaps, relatives, friends or friends can become your teacher?

Resources: skill requires time, money, and emotional energy. Be realistic and soberly assess whether you have enough of this.

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Life situation: sometimes life puts us in harsh conditions, on which depends the ability to effectively learn. Is your training tied to a specific location? Does it depend on physical condition or other people?
Evaluate each skill according to these criteria on a scale of 1 to 10. Add all the numbers and see which skill you need to take first.

Useful habits in training
These habits are aimed at saving time or improving understanding.

Instantly connect the skill with everyday life
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There is nothing better than combining theory and practice. Many people are afraid to transfer knowledge into real life, until they reach a certain level. And this is the biggest mistake that can be made.

Stop thinking that if you make mistakes, you will look stupid. Failures at the initial stage - this is normal and even right. Only it is necessary always to understand, where exactly there was an error.

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Write as much as possibleM

Despite the development of technology in education, writing by hand is the most important skill. This is useful because you record a thought and in parallel absorb it.

Write down everything that causes difficulties. We often do not understand something just because we did not write down the concept and did not analyze it. Divide the phrase into parts and try to comprehend each of them.