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u/DavidJohnsonORD · 2 pointsr/expertinayear

Thank you for sharing this! I mainly do it to hold myself accountable, but it is great to hear it is helping others in their projects as well. To be honest, this is the first time I have consistently worked on a project for more than a few weeks. Usually, I hit week 5 or so and stop. The thing that made me put together a good strategy for this project was reading the one thing by Gary Keller, Deep Work by Cal Newport Scott Young's Website and Scott had a top performer and rapid learning program that gave me a great roadmap for this challenge. My suggestion to you as you start your project again is to keep things as simple as possible so it will develop into an easy habit. That is why I started doing video updates, it was easier for me to do a minute video then type up an update. Do not fall victim to the rules that you create. I would also just focus on French or algorithms, evaluate which is more important to you, this was the hardest thing for me. I'm sure you have great aspirations to accomplish both, but you need to say No to everything else to successfully say yes to your #1 project. Good luck finishing :).

u/Pup-N-Suds · 5 pointsr/expertinayear

Based on just reading your first sentence it seems your main goal is to lose weight. I would highly advise to focus primarily on nutrition for the first 4-8 weeks then bring in weight training. Weight loss is 80% nutrition based, if you don't master that first all your hard work in the gym will be worthless and your overall goal of weightlifting will likely fail. You can look into paleo, bulletproof diet, slow-carb all of which work well, but the best one is the one you stick with.

Why do you want to weightlift? is it to perform better at a sport, compete in weightlifting events or do you want to look good naked?

Figure out the why to this goal and I can give you a better direction, I would be happy to chat about this because it is a passion of mine and I love to help others out.

As a warning to weightlifting, it can be beneficial but also dangerous if performed incorrectly. 1st being you are unlikely to have the needed mobility to do all of these correctly, 2nd bad form can destroy you. I started kettlebells recently and it took me a month of mobility training to get my squat correct for swings because my hip flexors are so tight. My suggestion is to get your body extremely mobile by doing yoga and the exercises in Becoming a supple leopard. I have spent 100+ hours in the athletic training room because I was reckless in college. Be sure to be patient with understanding form because an injury will be your own fault due to negligence and set you back multiple weeks or months. This will be hard, you will fail, and want to give it up. Be aware of that and make plans on combating them. Set up betting pools with friends, keep yourself accountable. I hope you the best of luck!

here are my go to sources for health and fitness. Ben Greenfield, Bulletproof, Nerd Fitness, Gymnastic Bodies, How to look good naked, NAtural Born Hereos I just read this and it is one of the best books I have read in health, an additictive storyline that teaches you along the way.

Source: NCAA Athlete, Health and Nutrition Enthusiast, Obstacle Course Racer

u/gz-and-hustlas · 1 pointr/expertinayear

This drum pad looks pretty good, looked through the reviews and while it's not really professional grade, it seems good for casual usage and practicing. Pre-owned there's currently one available for $135. Alternately if you need something cheaper you can get a roll-up drum pad for $40 though never having used one I can't really say how good they are, so it's worth checking reviews on various websites. If you can it'd be better to put more money into your purchase and get something that will last longer, but I understand since you want to do this in the course of this year you might want to get something cheaper since it will be quicker to save up for.

If you can't find anything suitable online, try local pawn shops or second hand instrument shops. If you go into a store, see what they have in stock and then go back and research it to make sure it isn't awful. There's plenty of crappy instruments for sale lol. Second hand instrument stores often have higher quality products but for a higher price than a pawn shop. Pawn shops aren't always aware of what they're selling so can occasionally sell things for very good prices without even realising what a bargain they've made. Because the staff are (usually) not music specialists it's more likely you will buy something faulty from a pawn shop so make sure the instrument is in a good condition before buying and test out every last thing, as the staff may not have done that themselves.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/expertinayear

I tried learning French for a couple years. It's all gone out of my head now, but I have some important tips for you:

  • Learn Italian. It's way easier, if you already speak English. They're similar languages.

  • Study every day. Language is not like riding a bicycle. It can be forgotten.

  • Learn the structure of the language, and the grammatical rules. Don't worry if you don't grasp it all in one go. This is not your most important task.

  • Focus on vocabularly before trying to put sentences together, and getting to writing, or speaking. Learning the vocabularly is the easiest part of learning a language, and will allow you to infer the meaning of a sentence without knowing everything. Again, don't get too stuck on grammar. Vocabulary is crucial.

  • In building your vocabularly, try to have a goal. 3,000 common, everyday words will be enough to get you going. It seems like a lot, but it is only 8.21 words a day that you have to remember. You can learn that within half an hour, or an hour.

  • Speak everything you read, and speak the language as much as possible. It will stick in your brain more, and will allow you to progress faster. With French, I made the mistake of focusing on books, and silently learning the vocabularly. I can read some French, but can barely understand it when people speak. It's too fast for me. So, use your ears and mouth when learning.

  • For study materials, check out Pimsleur, and Berlitz programs. They are usually of high quality.

  • Make learning fun. Watch TV, and listen to music, and play video games in Italian. Repeat aloud what you hear, and read.

  • When it comes to studying via audio don't drift off. You can't learn by just hearing the language. You have to concentrate, and know the meaning of the words. I used to listen to French radio, and just let it play in the background, but really, besides getting me used to the language, it didn't do much educational-wise.

  • Speak to Italians, or people that already know Italian. Tell them that you're learning. Don't worry if you screw up. They will correct you.

  • Write down, and track your progress. Just jot down what you did to learn.



u/TimLoz · 2 pointsr/expertinayear

This is a great book once you get technique down. I've been playing professionally for about 8 years now and this book really took me to another level about 4 years ago, I wish I'd known about it sooner.

But first and foremost is technique. Learn good habits and everything else will be a lot easier.

u/ilovehentai · 3 pointsr/expertinayear

You should check out the book "drawing with the right side of the brain", super critically acclaimed book that is great for learning

also, yes, anyone can draw well with enough practice

http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Right-Side-Brain-Definitive/dp/1585429201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457397330&sr=8-1&keywords=drawing+with+the+right+side+of+the+brain

u/Torrfell · 2 pointsr/expertinayear

For those who are also bibliophiles, I highly reccommend 'Play it again: An amateur against the impossible' By Alan Rusbridger. It's about his quest to learn how to play Chopin's Ballade No.1 in G minor, beautiful and terrifying in equal measures. It has a lot of advice on deliberate practice and time management, as well as expectation management.

What I particularly like about it is that it illustrates that no matter how much life climbs on top of you, how little spare time you feel you have, you can and will get better if you invest yourself and your time.

u/firestar27 · 1 pointr/expertinayear

It's certainly possible, but you would have to keep in mind that they are different. I'd recommend starting with Modern Hebrew. (I'm not sure exactly which book to use, but Ha-Yesod looks decent.) After you've done the equivalent of two college semesters of Modern Hebrew, use Biblical Hebrew for Students of Modern Israeli Hebrew by Marc Brettler to learn Biblical Hebrew.

The reason I recommend starting with Modern Hebrew is because Marc Brettler's rocking awesome textbook assumes you've stared with Modern Hebrew. Additionally, you're probably more likely to find resources about Modern Hebrew aimed at a new learner, much like how anyone might start to learn a new language. In contrast, in my small experience (seriously, it's small, because I learned in Hebrew school instead of online or through a book), beginner's Biblical Hebrew will likely be taught as if it's some Latin-like dead language without the usual practices and with using confusing, archaic descriptions.