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3.22 AVERAGE
3.22 AVERAGE
You could learn everything you needed to know off the first 2-3 chapters. The rest of it is the author going through activities that follow the basic steps but don't really give any insight on anything new. It can get fairly boring and repetitive if you aren't interested in the topics or already have proficient experience in them.
All and all, this could have been a pamphlet rather than a book.
All and all, this could have been a pamphlet rather than a book.
This is a tough one for me to rate - I really wanted more of the actual 'how to' that was outlined in the first couple of chapters. For what I was hoping to get from the book I thought there was too much time spent on the research that was done for each of his projects. That being said, I find Josh Kaufman engaging and so I didnt mind hearing his stories.
It would be interesting to see if these ideas could be put into practice to learn another language.
It has inspired me to learn something new so in that regard it was worth the purchase price.
It would be interesting to see if these ideas could be put into practice to learn another language.
It has inspired me to learn something new so in that regard it was worth the purchase price.
I felt I got what I needed from the start of the book. I may delve back in at another time if I want to read more about the provided examples or am looking for help with something specific.
Maybe a useful tool for organizing yourself when, like me, you have too many hobbies, but not really revolutionary.
Save yourself some time and watch his TED talk instead. Or just read the first three chapters. Unless you're interested in learning yoga, coding, typing in a non-standard keyboard, playing Go, learning the ukulele or windsurfing, you won't get much out of the rest of the book.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
I really liked the book and I appreciated the examples that Kaufman gave to illustrate his points-- but they were too detailed for my liking. The book could have benefitted from brevity.
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
The first three chapters offer great advice on how to intelligently set yourself up to learn a new skill with the least amount of time investment. The rest of the book offer examples of the author putting these methods to practice - a bit boring sometimes and didn’t add much value to the core concepts of the book presented earlier, but I did enjoy learning about some new skills I hadn’t previously been interested in.
The start of the book was good, the end was great. The middle was just semi irrelevant tutorials and how he learned new skills. Would of been great if he talked about learning physical, mental, cognitive, academic, etc. And dived into the science and reasoning behind learning techniques and methods.
Overall and OK book.
Overall and OK book.
inspiring
medium-paced