172 | How to Learn Anything!

It's never too late to learn something new! Learning and teaching are inherently linked, so we spend some time reviewing the best most-evidence based strategies for teaching new skills, learning new skills, and how to practice. This can be summarized as: Break the new skill into smaller component skills, build fluency at component skills, have some self-reward system in place, have someone hold you accountable, track your progress, and practice practice practice.<br />Links for Today: <br /><br /><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170828-the-amazing-fertility-of-the-older-mind" rel="noopener">https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170828-the-amazing-fertility-of-the-older-mind</a> (story of 90-year-old who went to school to learn to read and write)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.scoe.org/files/explicit-instruction.pdf" rel="noopener">https://www.scoe.org/files/explicit-instruction.pdf</a> (Presentation on efficient and effective instruction from Anita Archer)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.td.org/newsletters/atd-links/key-ingredients-for-learning" rel="noopener">https://www.td.org/newsletters/atd-links/key-ingredients-for-learning</a> (Main ingredients from cognitive psychology for learning a new skill)<br /><br /><a href="https://zapier.com/blog/learning-new-skills/" rel="noopener">https://zapier.com/blog/learning-new-skills/</a> (10 strategies for learning something new, blog)<br /><br /><a href="https://agileleanlife.com/how-long-to-practice/" rel="noopener">https://agileleanlife.com/how-long-to-practice/</a> (Lessons from learning to code on computers, source of the quote: practice until fear turns to boredom)<br /><br /><a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/freakonomics/pdf/DeliberatePractice%28PsychologicalReview%29.pdf" rel="noopener">http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/freakonomics/pdf/DeliberatePractice%28PsychologicalReview%29.pdf</a> (The article that popularized the idea that 10,000 hours of practice leads to expertise)<br /><br />Recommendations: <br /><br />Abraham:  A