Reviews

We now live in a society where choices are unlimited, perhaps not, but almost quite so. We are bombarded with the need to make a million and one comparisons against different products and services and we all know it is never that simple. With so many choices flying our way it becomes important to be able to tell the "deals" apart as one always seem to be better than the last one. I have added this page to review products and services that I personally use, or have had good feedback from those who have used the products and services. I will cover books I have read, websites that I find useful, software tools and anything in between. I will be as candid and as truthful as I can as I would like to make my reviews as comprehensive as possible.

THE FIRST 20 HOURS - HOW TO LEARN ANYTHING ....Fast

Here is my review of the book by Josh Kaufman, after a few weeks wait the book was finally published (I pre-ordered it from Amazon). It was delivered ahead of schedule and I just could not wait to get stuck in. After buying and reading his first best seller The Personal MBA, I more or less knew what to expect, another quality book from Josh. 

I have to say I am not disappointed as Josh has gone and produced another bestseller. I am a practically lesson and learn best by copying what someone else is doing. Maybe it is from apprenticeship training (or I was good in my trade because that is my nature). In The First 20 Hours Josh brilliantly introduces the fundamentals of Rapid Skill Acquisition in short easy to digest paragraphs. The book flows with interlinking principles which makes it easy to follow along. 

The first 3 chapters lay the foundation of rapid skill learning and I could more or less say he has front loaded the book with practical easy to follow steps. He has then gone to produce case studies which illustrate the application of the principles. What I appreciate most is that Josh has actually gone through the process of learning all the skills he bases the case studies on.

How have I applied the lessons in this book? I bought a guitar about 3 years ago now, hoping that I could just pick it up and become the next guitar maverick. Enough to say that magic has not happened and my guitar has just stayed perched on a hook in the utility room, gathering dust. The Ukelele case study has been the kick I needed to pick up an instrument and have been met with some success. I can play a few notes now and would like to get to play the "Four Chord Song" just as well, if not better than, Josh in the video below.

Lastly I would like to thank Josh for another smashing resource I will be recommending to everyone, grab your copy, also available as an eBook and in audio so no excuses. I have added it to my recommended books and you can buy it on Amazon by clicking here.