S.J. Scott - Novice to Expert: 6 Steps to Learn Anything, Increase Your Knowledge, and Master New Skills

NOVICE TO EXPERT

6 Steps to Learn Anything, Increase Your Knowledge, and Master New Skills

Steve S.J. Scott

www.DevelopGoodHabits.com

Novice to Expert Copyright 2016 by Oldtown Publishing LLC

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Contents

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What Do You Want To Learn?

Is there a skill youd like to learn, but you dont know where to begin? Are you struggling to find time for your side projects? Do you often quit in frustration after starting something new?

We all want to grow as people and expand on our existing knowledge. But sometimes its impossible to stay consistent with a new skill or habit. What could be more frustrating? Its easy to fall into the trap where you focus only on learning and never get around to implementing this information.

If youre like me, you probably have a bucket list of talents youd like to develop.

Perhaps you want to:

• play the guitar;
• brew your own beer;
• master the art of public speaking;
• start a new business;
• speak a foreign language;
• complete a local half-marathon race.

The problem with these goals is its hard to know where to get started. Should you hire a coach? Do you hop on Google and follow the instructions from a random website? Or do you read a bunch of books and create your own step-by-step plan?

The interesting thing about learning new skills is they all follow the same processno matter what youre trying to learn.

You start with unconscious incompetence, which is the stage where you dont know or care about this skill. Then, if you decide to improve in this area and work at it diligently, you eventually reach the stage of unconscious competence, which is the stage where the skill is internalized. Then you can perform at a mastery level where your actions are second nature.

The challenge here?

Many people dont believe they can teach themselves. We live in an age of abundant information, yet there is a common sentiment that the only way to learn is through a formal educational environment or by hiring an expensive coach.

My contention is that you can learn anything without spending lots of money without dedicating thousands of hours to the process and often without leaving the comfort of your home.

I believe anyone can develop a talent with the right mix of practice, motivation, and coaching. And thats what youll learn in

Novice to Expert: 6 Steps to Learn Anything, Increase Your Knowledge, and Master New Skills .

The goal of this book is simple. You will discover how to:

• set a goal to learn a new skill;
• fully immerse yourself in this world;
• meet others who share a similar passion;
• identify the right things to practice daily;
• master a skill so you can teach others about it.

What you wont find is any information about how to dabble in a variety of interests. If you truly want to learn something new, then you need to work at it every day. This means ignoring the shiny objects in life and fully committing to the process of self-education.

Hopefully, Novice to Expert will become your trusted guide as you add knowledge and skills to your life.

About Me

My name is Steve S.J. Scott. I run the blog Develop Good Habits , and Im the author of a series of habit-related titles, all of which are available at HabitBooks.com .

The purpose of my content is to show how continuous habit development can lead to a better life. Instead of lecturing you, I provide simple strategies that are easy to use no matter how busy you get during the day.

Growing up, I didnt see the importance of learning because I felt most of the lessons wouldnt matter in the real world. In fact, I only started to care about self-education after starting my first online business. What I quickly discovered is you can learn anything if youre willing to commit to the process.

In fact, in the past decade, Ive taught myself many skills, like building an online business, running marathons, self-publishing, investing, surfing, and parenting.

And the interesting thing?

All these skills were mastered by following this basic process:

• Know the reason why this skill is personally important.
• Commit to total immersion (devote most of your free time to this area).
• Learn everything you can through reading books, listening to podcasts, and talking to others who share a similar passion.
• Take immediate action, make a few mistakes, and figure out what works.
• Keep working at this skill until its a habit that requires little reinforcement.

Obviously, theres a lot more to this process (otherwise, you wouldnt need to read a book on the subject). But what Ive come to realize over the years is that every skill can be learned by following a specific sequence. In fact, you can break down the process into six easy-to-implement steps.

To prove how repeatable this process is, I challenged myself to learn a brand-new skill while writing this book. This would be an area where I would start off as a complete novice, and by the time I published this book, I would have some level of expertise.

My decision was to build the skill of buy and hold real estate investing. I picked this area because its something Ive always wanted to learn, but I kept putting it off for many years. Now, I dont claim to be a master at this skill (yet), but I did just take an important first step by closing on my first real estate property.

I feel this example shows its possible to self-educate and act on what you learn. So, if youre ready to discover how to build a new skill in your life, then lets go over what well cover in this book.