- Insight: People with a growth mindset believe that skill grows with practice and persistence.
- Insight: Research shows that the human brain physically changes with practice (plasticity).
The First 20 Hours
by Josh Kaufman
Published date: 2013
Category: Self-help
Index Topics & Notes
- Insight: Too much education and credential building can actually prevent real skill acquisition, since the time spent to study something in theory takes away from the time that could be spent building experience or practically applying skills.