6 Practical Techniques That Will Help You To Learn Any Skill Effectively!

In today's world, it is possible to live without friends, but it is impossible to live without skills!

Didn't you believe me? 

Because other than friends, you have your siblings and family to support you and to talk with you.

Imagine, can you earn and make a living without acquiring skills?

No... Right?

Once you have graduated, you must have skills to work, earn, talk, and sell.

Every job seeker is looking for a highly skilled person, even if you are a freelancer, you must have the skill to get clients.

Learning and gaining skills start from the early stage of a career.

Schools only taught us to memorize things and develop an attitude to depend on others.

It will never teach how to learn and retain skills in the modern world.

WHY you should learn a new skill:

"The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways" ~Robert Greene.

Things around us are changing rapidly. Being adaptable and preparing yourself for the future is more essential now than ever.

Learning skills is not rocket science, using those skills to earn money and upskill yourself as an individual, to state relevant to the industry is quite a difficult one.

Before learning any skill, have a strong reason that why are you learning that skill. This will help you a lot to focus more on the learning process without giving up when it gets hard.

Whether you are going to learn a new skill or already there in half of learning, master these 6 techniques to learn skills effectively.

1. Start with making an outline:

" I spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose." ~ Jeffery Deaver

If you want to learn any skill or course, first get out of your comfort zone learn more about it. Do a small research on it.

Ask yourself certain questions, what it is, how it will help you, and what interests you to learn.

Based on the answers you give to these questions, set small achievable goals for yourself to reach every day.

Lay a rough outline so that you learn and execute it effectively. Outlining will help you to proceed with the next step with no confusion. 

 

PRO TIP: Have a simple plan and break it into small steps to take daily actions on it.

A little progress each day adds up to big results.

2. Learn from talented people: 

Learning from great professionals in that industry will help you grow and learn faster. Those professionals will make your learning process simple by giving you certain guidelines and tips.

Skilled experts in that industry can sharpen your skills, they keep you updated with that industry; they impart more knowledge and insights every day.

You can also find a mentor who can guide you from the beginning of your journey. A mentor can build you as an expert from the scratch, they will be there to guide you every single time you needed. 

Learning from the right people and taking down their lessons in a note can be quite helpful in the long run to relearn.

 

PRO TIP: Search for the top 3 mentors or experts in your field, follow them and their content, make a commitment to learning at least 30 minutes a day from them.

3. Inculcate skills by doing things:

We are living in the world of doers, where we learn by doing!

Don't expect results just by watching a video, execute it.

Doing or executing things is simply underrated. We can't learn unless we learn those things by getting our hands on them.

When you execute it practically, you know what are mistakes you are doing.

The practical performance will give you exposure, the way it looks when you are working on it.

No matter any skill you learn, be strong in your fundamentals (basics). A firm foundation helps you to master that skill easily.

PRO TIP: Fix a specific time each day to practice the skills which you are learning.

Skills to master in 21st century

4. Make practice a habit:

"Excellence is not an art. It is the habit of practice," ~Aristotle.

 Practice is the most powerful tool for learning any skill. Practice repeatedly to gain skills.

The goal of practicing is not to focus on the end goal, but to improve your process.

Use a spaced repetition to practice it every day and form a feedback loop to know your mistakes and correct them.

Practice to acquire skills, practice to do faster, practice to know your abilities, practice to sharpen your skill, and practice to upskill yourself.

PRO TIP: Practicing a skill for 30 minutes every day will help you to master that skill.

5. Educate others:

Teaching is one of the most effective ways to learn any skills faster.

When you teach others, your brain recollects all the information and practical facts that you have learned from that skill.

Moreover, it will enhance your ability to communicate your thoughts effectively to others. Teaching others will also improve your presentation skills.

Similarly, when you discuss your brain stores a minimum of 70% of the information.

PRO TIP: Allocate 10 mins, teach your friend or a family member what you have learned from the skill.

6. Stay curious to upskill constantly:

"The best investment you can make is in yourself. The more you learn, the more you'll earn" ~ Warren Buffett.

Curiosity is an urge that drives you every time to show up, improve yourself, and gain more knowledge.

Being inquisitive helps you stay relevant by learning more and knowing more about the industry.

This quality will set you apart from the crowd. It shows you as a unique individual and as an expert in that special skill.

Make the best use of this golden age of information. The more you leverage this information age, the richer and knowledgeable you become.

PRO TIP: Be open to explore and upgrade, unknown things in that skill.

Keep yourself educated, never stop learning and working on yourself

Conclusion:

You can learn skills in few hours of deliberate focus, but mastering and earning with that skill takes some time.

Choose one skill first based on your interest, be patient enough to learn, and stick with one skill for at least 3-4 weeks and then you can think about learning other skills.

Hola! You have gained a blueprint to learn any skill in the most efficient way now.

Take action immediately. Start by making an outline, search for 3 mentors, learn by doing things, practice, again and again, teach others, and upskill constantly.

Do drop your thoughts and questions on learning skills below!