Jack of All Trades: How to Master All Sorts of Skills in Short Amount of Time and Be a Modern Renaissance Person

Name: Jack of All Trades: How to Master All Sorts of Skills in Short Amount of Time and Be a Modern Renaissance Person
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The Ultimate Learning Companion for the Modern Man/Woman Pursuing the Ways of the Timeless Renaissance

“The knowledge of all things is possible”
- Leonardo da Vinci

ADDRESS TO: The One, who has an insatiable craving for acquiring new knowledge, developing new skills, or nurturing existing talents...

You are here "reading this" right now because you want to be able to learn all sorts of things in a short amount of time, whether to further your understanding of the world, master your craftsmanship, or continue your never-ending quest for learning.

By being knowledgeable...

* You will be able to impress others with your wide array of knowledge, as a walking human-encyclopedia.

* You will excel at whatever work you do, by being the smartest and brightest among your co-workers, colleagues, and peers.

* You will move up in society and be ahead of the pack, as success is a proportion in relation to knowledge.

Indeed, knowledge is power, but everlasting applied knowledge is omnipotent - as a "Jack of all trades." Being a "Jack of all trades" is not about being skilled with minimal superficialities, but with multiple specialties across all boards of platform.

Now why would you want to opt for "Jack of all trades"? For the simple reason - never put all your eggs in one basket. You want to diversify and become well-rounded in your endeavors; however, on the other hand, you only have so much hours in a day to do things...let alone learn everything under the sun.

Yet throughout history, there were those fascinating individualists of worldly culture, vast interests, myriad skills, remarkable erudition, and unfathomable capabilities - who we've come to know them as the "Renaissance men," who seem to not only KNOW everything...but DO everything as well. Now that's applied knowledge at its finest!

What these polymaths could do is very real and obtainable, but the secret question is...how?

Contained within "Jack of All Trades" - is everything you need to know about improving your learning and mastering your skills quickly, and what it takes to be a modern Renaissance person, or in this case "Jack of all trades."

* How to hack the learning process that would normally take 10,000 hours minimum to master any skill (to go from apprentice to master) into only 1 week, so you're not limited to only able to master on average 7 skills in a person's lifetime.

* How to properly pursue multiple things at once, which most people do completely wrong and end up getting nowhere, but do it right and you will not only find effective ways of doing things but approaching life as well.

* How to read faster, listen better, and learn effectively with synchronized speed learning, that will take your learning experience to a whole new level.

* How to develop a photographic memory to grasp and remember things at a glance and retain them with ease, so you won't forget anything.

* How to get into teaching and be a great teacher yourself, to not only be more of a master of your crafts but leave your marks upon the world as your immortalized legacy (like the great Renaissance men of the past).

...and that's only barely scratching the surface - being compacted with tons of information to ultimate learning, studying, teaching, and mastering.

Become the rare breed who is multi-talented with your multiple masteries and endless knowledge. Become the contradicting enigma other people are drawn to by your mysterious aura, attractive charisma, and refreshing ways of thinking, doing, and being. Become the multifaceted modern Renaissance man or woman.

Who am I? I am the YOU that you shall soon to be.

Until we meet,

- Mr./Ms. Jack of all Trades

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3.6

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Jash Talks

November 1, 2015

This book deals with becoming a polymath, a Renaissance Man in other words. As someone who blogs so much that it's like a career, I have learned that I need to know multiple skills to keep my blog afloat. I can't just focus on recording videos and writing, I also need to know other things. Such as basic coding (line breaks and links mainly) and knowing how to use social media. So I was glad to see a book that dealt with the topic. To see how someone dealt with telling others that learning multiple skills was a good thing. Even if you're not running a blog, being a polymath is a very useful thing. The book starts off explaining that you should use your time wisely as us humans don't have an infinite amount of time. It mentions GenEd courses being a good thing. As one of the few who knew what major she wanted before and during college, they tended to be a waste of time and money for me. If you're wondering, it's usual for students to switch majors at least once or twice. And, yes, you do need to be self-driven to be a polymath. The book brings up a need to explore and better mankind as ample reason. But to also keep up with your field is another good reason as new inventions constantly shift the technological landscape. As well as sometimes certain fields become less necessary with new technological developments and you should have a backup plan in case that happens. As always, there are exercises for you to do to better improve yourself over time. Finally, Jack of All Trades mentions money and that you shouldn't go above your budget for education. I agree with this as college is very hard on your wallet and some degrees don't need that institution. Writing is much more about practice than it is about classes. And about getting knowledge, there are many sources to get the facts. Other degrees, such as one for a surgeon, are a completely different matter. All in all, Jack of All Trades was a very worthwhile read.

Jesse Handley

December 23, 2016

Packed with great quotes to illustrate every point this book drives home the idea of diversifying your knowledge. Being a jack of all trades means that you possess a working knowledge over a wide range of topics. I really liked reading this fact because it helped me overcome the tendency I have to want to know everything about one particular topic. This is a mistake because we waste energy knowing the particulars of a topic that most people can’t relate to or find useful. The trick is knowing how far to learn about something. The book is effective by emboldening every word that you need to know. You practically skim through this book but glean every important principle from the pages. It’s full of clever sayings that keep you paying attention and feel like you are learning quickly. Chapter 3 is full of great examples of people throughout history with a desire to learn. Biographies of the successful always instill the desire to succeed in those who read them. This book seamlessly ties in Renaissance men of yester year with the possibility of the reader becoming a modern renaissance man/woman. This talked about in chapter 4 when nature versus nurture is discussed. People are born with talents but is that everything? Of course not. The book states that if we work hard we can deliver skills that match any natural talent. We can become Jacks of any trade we choose.

John Paul Wohlscheid

October 7, 2015

Throughout a person's life, the idea of specializing is pounded into his head. From a young age, he is asked what he will be when he grows up. He spends many years learning one trade. What happens when that trade is no longer needed or even relevant? He must retrain in another profession. This isn't always easy to do when you're older. That's what this book hopes to prevent. This book is full of great, practical ideas on how to overcome the limitations of a specialized education and instead become a well-rounded Renaissance man (or woman). There are a bunch of self-help ebooks available that have nothing but platitudes and nothing of substance. This book gives you pages and pages of real ideas and instructions based on the actions of successful people, such as John Milton, Einstein, Marie Curie, and Story Musgrave. It teaches you how to read smarter by skimming and doing exercises to keep you mind sharp, but it doesn't stop there. I read a number of self-help books in my life and this is the first book that actually made me think that I could succeed. I wish I had read this book sooner.

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