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Learning is the single most important skill: if you know how to learn, you can get good at anything else. Today we're joined by Josh Kaufman, author of The Personal MBA, to explore the 20 hour rule, the problems with 10,000 hours, cognitive biases, and how you can learn anything more quickly.\nAbout our Guest: Josh is the author of three bestselling books: The Personal MBA, The First 20 Hours, and How to Fight a Hydra. The Personal MBA is a #1 international bestseller, and he's also responsible for one of my favorite TED talks which has more than 22 million views - The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything.\nSupport the Podcast: We're on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nKey Topics:\n2:15: Why focus on business and learning?\n5:30: 20 hours vs. 10,000 hours.\n9:00: The power law of practice.\n11:30: Precommitment, and making it through 20 hours.\xa0\n15:00: The importance of deliberate practice.\xa0\n17:00: Fast feedback loops.\xa0\n19:45: Breaking big tasks into small tasks.\xa0\n26:40: Responses to threat, and how our psychological state impacts learning.\xa0\n32:30: Cognitive biases and social proof.\n38:40: \u201cCommitment and consistency\u201d bias.\xa0\n46:00: Recap.\nSponsors:\nFrom Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code\xa0BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need.\xa0\nExplore your creativity at\xa0Skillshare.com/BEINGWELL and get a free trial of their Premium Membership.\nWant to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nJoin\xa0over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\xa0\nConnect with the show:\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nSubscribe on iTunes