The Science of Rapid Skill Acquisition: Advanced Methods to Learn, Remember, and Master New Skills and Information

by Peter Hollins

Scientific Methods to accelerate your learning to save time, beat competition, and get from Point A to Point B at the speed of light. The Science of Rapid Skill Acquisition is the definitive resource to get you where you want to be in terms of a new talent, skill, or ability. You may not realize it, but each day is a set of skills and tasks that we repeat. Each hobby and interest is also a set of skills and tasks. This book focuses on what matters in processing information and being able to use it effectively to your advantage. Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.

Genres: Self Help, Audiobook

129 pages, Kindle Edition

About the author

Peter Hollins is a bestselling author, human psychology researcher, and a student of the human condition. He possesses a BS in psychology and a graduate degree.

Reviews

[Adam Nesmith]

What a disappointment. This books title made me think it would be a useful book. After all, constantly learning is one of my favorite past times and thinking about how best to learn is one of my favorite topics. This book read like it could have been written by ChatGPT. The writing style was below average and the essence of the book was rehashing other better self help books. Don’t judge this book by its cover; the cover and the title is the best thing about it. Go find a book by Edward De Bono or someone else to actually learn how to learn and think better. Or honestly go to a store and pick up any other self help book at random and statistically speaking it will be just as good if not better than this one.

[Denise Walsh]

I got the book as I am relearning how to play the piano in retirement. I also am teaching piano to children so I wanted to see if there was anything I could glean from the book that I could impart to them. Most of what I read, I already knew but it was nice to get the information confirmed. It was a good overview of learning and reinforced a few concepts that I have found useful in improving my piano playing ability. Reading the book made me more confident in imparting some of this knowledge to my students.

[Jessica Aguilar]

I rate it a 2.5. The book was easy to get through but there were a lot of unnecessarily long explanations that could’ve been cut to a couple of sentences. Similarly, some of the ideas that took pages to explain could have been summarized fairly quickly with a few concrete examples, explanations, and step-by-step bullet points.

[Mariana]

This was a slog to get through. I couldn't get into it and the content isn't new. There are helpful things in there but you're better off skipping to the end and reading the chapter summaries then returning to any that you might want further explanation on.

[Caleb]

It felt short, but upon consideration, most gooks in this genre go on talking far beyond when they're done saying anything useful, so I think that's a blessing. It said what it needed to say, and stopped.

[Jade Schefke]

Hit a plateau in lately, this pulled me out of it.

[Nancy Richards]

Meh. I don’t know what I was expecting but a lot of this seemed like stuff I already knew. I think it could be helpful for some.

[Oni Sahar]

I haven’t gained any new insight from this book. I’ve only lost time

[Fatih Akturk]

No new ideas but a collective of existing ideas. Fun to read but a little disappointing

[Paweł Rusin]

That was pretty average. Basically, an aggregation of various learning methods, nothing really innovative or advanced about it.