The Science of Rapid Skill Acquisition

Stay realistic—you know yourself, and don’t compare yourself to the standards of anyone else

it turns out that they are all more effective when done as a type of self-test, rather than mindless reviewing and highlighting.

producer mindset. This is the realization that the initiative to move forward is something that starts within you, not something that comes from the outside that you’re just waiting to show up

What you don’t know you’ll learn along the way.

You’ll learn more by launching and taking action than you will from just being an armchair analyst.

Success means knowing when to take action

This is when you use planning as procrastination. It’s tricky because you think you’re working, but in truth it’s just another way of delaying getting your hands dirty.

This is a point of clarity for you.

5. Put it all together.

You’ll be able to articulate precisely why you believe what you believe.