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The 4-Hour Chef: Apply the frameworks from Tim Ferriss' book on learning how to learn
The 4-Hour Chef: Apply the frameworks from Tim Ferriss' book on learning how to learn
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Reducing

Break the skill into smaller chunks.

What do you want to learn?
baseball
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To "reduce"
baseball
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means breaking it down into smaller, more manageable learning blocks.


Tim did this with the Japanese language. In order to learn the 1,945 characters of the jōyō kanji, he focused on the 214 radicals that make up all kanji, turning what appeared to be an impossible task into one he could complete in just a couple of months.
So ask yourself, "What are the few most important learning blocks I need to focus on in order to become proficient at
baseball
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?" List them below. Add as many fields as you need with the "+" sign.
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