73. How to Get Better at Something: A 2-Pronged Approach that Works

08/05/2025 19 min Episodio 73
73. How to Get Better at Something: A 2-Pronged Approach that Works

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Want to get better at something, but not sure how? Do you about it? Practice more? Ask someone for help? Close your eyes and wing it?In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I share a two-pronged strategy for improving at anything, whether it’s a skill for school, a work task, or a personal goal.You’ll learn why most people only use one side of the strategy (and stay stuck), and how you can use both sides to make faster, more reliable progress on whatever it is you want to get better at.What You’ll Learn:✅ How to get better at something using my 2-pronged approach✅ The difference between “thinking about” a skill and actually practicing it ✅ How to apply this two-pronged method to school, work, or personal goals✅ Why most people only use one side of the strategy (and how not to be most people)✅ Practical examples of using this strategy to learn something faster⭐SchoolHabits University (Parents, go here)⭐SchoolHabits University (Students, go here)🔗🎙️Other Episodes and Resources Mentioned:Episode website (with transcript)Episode 64: How to Do Hard ThingsEpisode 67: Why Critical Thinking MattersNever stop learning.✏️Get my $47 Note-Taking Course: collegenotetakingsystem.comGot your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here.Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!!LET'S CONNECTSign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.Subscribe on YouTube(@LearnAndWorkSmarter)Connect on Instagram (@SchoolHabits)Connect on Facebook (SchoolHabitsKatie)

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