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Tim Ferriss' Tips on Mastering Skills Quickly
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14:05 - 24:32 (10:26)

Tim Ferriss shares his tips on mastering skills quickly, including finding the key exercise that makes all other exercises less important, questioning assumptions, and using competition as a motivator.

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Tim Ferriss shares his framework for mastering any skill which involves finding the key exercise, questioning assumptions, and implementing incentives to achieve your goals.
14:05 - 19:39 (05:33)
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Skill mastery
Summary

Tim Ferriss shares his framework for mastering any skill which involves finding the key exercise, questioning assumptions, and implementing incentives to achieve your goals.

Chapter
Tim Ferriss' Tips on Mastering Skills Quickly
Episode
#240: Accelerated Learning and Mentors - My Personal Story
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker suggests a competition where students memorize foreign vocabulary words using memory tricks like the memory palace or link word mnemonic to help them remember, and that the minimal effective dose to be conversationally fluent is around 2,000 words.
19:39 - 22:55 (03:16)
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Memorization Techniques
Summary

The speaker suggests a competition where students memorize foreign vocabulary words using memory tricks like the memory palace or link word mnemonic to help them remember, and that the minimal effective dose to be conversationally fluent is around 2,000 words.

Chapter
Tim Ferriss' Tips on Mastering Skills Quickly
Episode
#240: Accelerated Learning and Mentors - My Personal Story
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
The Dis framework can be easily applied to learning a language and mnemonic devices can be used to help with memorizing new vocabulary.
22:55 - 24:32 (01:36)
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Language Learning
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The Dis framework can be easily applied to learning a language and mnemonic devices can be used to help with memorizing new vocabulary. Framing language learning as a way to experience life can also make it more exciting and encouraging to learn.

Chapter
Tim Ferriss' Tips on Mastering Skills Quickly
Episode
#240: Accelerated Learning and Mentors - My Personal Story
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show