{"id":11653,"date":"2020-04-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?p=11653"},"modified":"2020-12-02T12:02:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T20:02:18","slug":"skills-that-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build Skills That Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In times of difficulty, you want your efforts to matter. Not just to pass the time, but to build something that endures.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I shared why I think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/30\/ultralearning-now\/\">now is the best time to start an ultralearning project<\/a>. Not in spite of the anxious time we\u2019re living in, but because of it. Taking resolute action through uncertainty allows you to improve the things you can actually control, instead of breaking under what you cannot.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019d like to continue that theme and talk about how you can structure your efforts so that what you are learning actually matters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Side note: Based on these ideas, my team and I started work on a new edition of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rapid-learner-course.com\">Rapid Learner<\/a>, with 20+ new and updated lessons. You can sign up for the waiting list <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rapid-learner-course.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Peril of Indirect Projects<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inline-podcast\">\n<small>Listen to this article<\/small><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/786615202&amp;color=%23219895&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In my book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/ultralearning\/\">Ultralearning<\/a>, I cover the research on transfer. It\u2019s not pretty. Countless studies confirm the fact that much of what we set out to learn doesn\u2019t actually transfer to the situations we need it. Consider just a few cases:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1207\/s15328023top0304_4?journalCode=htop20\">In one study<\/a>, students who took high-school psychology courses didn\u2019t end up doing better at college level psychology.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1207\/s1532690xci0303_7\">In another<\/a>, those who had studied economics didn\u2019t do better at questions of economic reasoning than those who hadn\u2019t.<\/li>\n<li>Psychologist Howard Gardner even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unschooled-Mind-Children-Schools-Should-ebook\/dp\/B004MYFUYG\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+unschooled+mind&amp;qid=1585261529&amp;sr=8-1\">adds<\/a> that there is now an &#8220;overwhelming body of educational research&#8221; that &#8220;students who receive honor grades in college-level physics courses are frequently unable to solve basic problems and questions encountered in a form slightly different from that on which they have been formally instructed and tested.\u201d <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of this research explains why many of us feel like we got little out of school. Transfer\u2014meaning the ability to actually apply and use what you learn\u2014is a lot more elusive than it first appears.<\/p>\n<p>This applies to school, certainly. But also to your own learning efforts. Choose poorly and many of your projects may not matter at all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-transfer.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-transfer.png 800w, https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-transfer-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-transfer-768x282.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Can You Avoid This Trap?<\/h2>\n<p>I suggest a good rule of thumb for any learning project is that the project should involve something you DO or MAKE not just something you LEARN. That may sound a little vague, so let me gives some examples:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don\u2019t just learn French, aim to <em>have conversations with people<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t just read a book on JavaScript, <em>build a functioning website<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t just watch lectures, do <em>practice problems<\/em> from the exam.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t just read philosophy, <em>write an essay or discuss it<\/em> with someone else.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This rule won\u2019t guarantee you\u2019ll avoid transfer issues. But it prevents some of the more severe versions of the problem.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Tips on Designing Your First Project<\/h2>\n<p>Here are a few other good rules of thumb you can follow when designing your project:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Inputs over outputs.<\/h3>\n<p>A mistake I see people make (and I\u2019ve made myself), is to think that the important thing is picking an especially ambitious target. While it\u2019s true that a big goal can inspire, it can also frustrate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-inputs-over-outputs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-inputs-over-outputs.png 749w, https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-inputs-over-outputs-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A better approach is to focus on how you\u2019ll learn differently. My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/myprojects\/the-year-without-english-2\/\">language learning project<\/a> is a good example here: I focused not on reaching a predefined fluency goal, but of sticking to a method I knew would make progress quickly. My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/myprojects\/mit-challenge-2\/\">MIT Challenge<\/a> is a counter-example, but even there I spent months planning my strategy so the choice to do it in one year wasn\u2019t arbitrary but carefully calculated.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Pick your quitting time in advance.<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t start projects without clearly defined endpoints. For a new project, one month is a good endpoint, but two or three months also work if you have something specific in mind.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-next-stop.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-next-stop.png 429w, https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-next-stop-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Why? Because committing to an indefinite timetable means you\u2019ll give up as soon as things get tough. It\u2019s much easier to say to yourself, I\u2019m going to stick with this for one month no matter what, even if it feels too hard or something else feels more interesting. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Put practice first.<\/h3>\n<p>Some topics will require a lot of reading. Nobody got good at history, law or philosophy without first reading a lot of books. That\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n<p>But, regardless of how much reading is required, mentally give yourself priority to the practice you intend to do. Practice is the most important ingredient in building real skills, and yet it\u2019s the easiest to pass over because it\u2019s more difficult and often feels optional.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-practice-over-theory.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-practice-over-theory.png 353w, https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-practice-over-theory-300x269.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you think of your project first in terms of the practice you\u2019ll do, then reading\/lectures\/videos become the things you need to do first in order to get to the practice. Adopt this mindset and you\u2019ll be less likely to engage in passive strategies that are less effective.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Today\u2019s Homework<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in doing something and not just reading about it, here\u2019s what you need to do today:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write in the comments <strong>what you want to learn this month<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to frame it in terms of something you want to DO or MAKE, not just LEARN.\n<ul>\n<li> (If you\u2019re a student, passing an exam counts too.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In times of difficulty, you want your efforts to matter. Not just to pass the time, but to build something that endures. Recently, I shared why I think now is the best time to start an ultralearning project. Not in spite of the anxious time we\u2019re living in, but because of it. Taking resolute action [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11653","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-personal-development","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Build Skills That Matter - Scott H Young<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Research shows that many people fail to apply what they learn in school to real life. Why is this? How can you ensure your learning time actually matters?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Build Skills That Matter - Scott H Young\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Research shows that many people fail to apply what they learn in school to real life. Why is this? How can you ensure your learning time actually matters?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Scott H Young\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorScottYoung\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-04-01T16:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-02T20:02:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-transfer.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Scott Young\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@scotthyoung\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@scotthyoung\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Scott Young\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Scott Young\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2f58ab6c4a36422c78416e5b7a79604c\"},\"headline\":\"How to Build Skills That Matter\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-01T16:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-02T20:02:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":875,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/2-transfer.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"General\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to Build Skills That Matter - Scott H Young\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/2-transfer.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-01T16:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-02T20:02:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2f58ab6c4a36422c78416e5b7a79604c\"},\"description\":\"Research shows that many people fail to apply what they learn in school to real life. Why is this? How can you ensure your learning time actually matters?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/2-transfer.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/2-transfer.png\",\"width\":800,\"height\":294},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/01\\\/skills-that-matter\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Build Skills That Matter\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Scott H Young\",\"description\":\"Learn faster, achieve more\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2f58ab6c4a36422c78416e5b7a79604c\",\"name\":\"Scott Young\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a2da240fb070ba8346e3be8b89043b66c39bdcf933d9e7311dcb10383d0bc645?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a2da240fb070ba8346e3be8b89043b66c39bdcf933d9e7311dcb10383d0bc645?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a2da240fb070ba8346e3be8b89043b66c39bdcf933d9e7311dcb10383d0bc645?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Scott Young\"},\"description\":\"Hello, my name is Scott H. Young and I am obsessed with personal development! When I am not reading several books a month on the subject I am constantly trying to find new ways to improve and get more out of life.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scotthyoung.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/scottadmin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Build Skills That Matter - Scott H Young","description":"Research shows that many people fail to apply what they learn in school to real life. Why is this? How can you ensure your learning time actually matters?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Build Skills That Matter - Scott H Young","og_description":"Research shows that many people fail to apply what they learn in school to real life. Why is this? How can you ensure your learning time actually matters?","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/","og_site_name":"Scott H Young","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorScottYoung\/","article_published_time":"2020-04-01T16:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-12-02T20:02:18+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-transfer.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Scott Young","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@scotthyoung","twitter_site":"@scotthyoung","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Scott Young","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/"},"author":{"name":"Scott Young","@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2f58ab6c4a36422c78416e5b7a79604c"},"headline":"How to Build Skills That Matter","datePublished":"2020-04-01T16:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-02T20:02:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/"},"wordCount":875,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-transfer.png","articleSection":["General"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/","name":"How to Build Skills That Matter - Scott H Young","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-transfer.png","datePublished":"2020-04-01T16:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-02T20:02:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2f58ab6c4a36422c78416e5b7a79604c"},"description":"Research shows that many people fail to apply what they learn in school to real life. Why is this? How can you ensure your learning time actually matters?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-transfer.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-transfer.png","width":800,"height":294},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/skills-that-matter\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Build Skills That Matter"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/","name":"Scott H Young","description":"Learn faster, achieve more","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2f58ab6c4a36422c78416e5b7a79604c","name":"Scott Young","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a2da240fb070ba8346e3be8b89043b66c39bdcf933d9e7311dcb10383d0bc645?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a2da240fb070ba8346e3be8b89043b66c39bdcf933d9e7311dcb10383d0bc645?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a2da240fb070ba8346e3be8b89043b66c39bdcf933d9e7311dcb10383d0bc645?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Scott Young"},"description":"Hello, my name is Scott H. Young and I am obsessed with personal development! When I am not reading several books a month on the subject I am constantly trying to find new ways to improve and get more out of life.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/author\/scottadmin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11653"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12802,"href":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11653\/revisions\/12802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}