10 Steps to the Personal Development. Hello guys, I want to share a bit of my commitment to developing my skills in 10 steps - not a success formula - that can help you in any way to develop any skill. **1.** Find a strong emotional reason why you want to learn a new skill. **2.** Timebox regular practice sessions in your calendar and don't miss them no matter what. Start with a 30-day challenge where you practice a skill one hour every day for a month. **3.** Have double standards when it comes to skill acquisition. When you're not really talented for something, see talent as overrated. "the unknown is scary, but it's just unknown!". **4.** Have realistic expectations. Beginnings always suck big time and the hardest thing to do is to pass the conscious incompetence stage. But you can master the basics of every skill if you invest around 20 – 50 hours*. Then things get a lot easier, until you reach a plateau. **5.** If possible get a mentor or a coach or at least find a few role models you can follow and look up to. **6.** Very narrowly define what you want to master**, parse the skill into small manageable chunks (sub-skills), prepare a learning plan for yourself, and go straight to the best resources. **7.** Practice at the edge of your abilities. Do spaced repetition. Focus your working memory (or attention) with deliberate practice with zero distractions. Interleave practice. Rest. **8.** Build yourself a strong supportive environment (people, habit triggers), apply for practical projects and have many feedback loops. With feedback loops, you will make sure you're not reinforcing wrong execution. **9.**Develop highly valuable skills that are in high demand but short supply. Make sure none of your talents go to waste. But if it’s so important to you, it will never be a wast. **10.** Finally, enjoy the learning process! [emoji]