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The 4-Hour Chef: Apply the frameworks from Tim Ferriss' book on learning how to learn
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Identify the key vocabulary words in the skill you are trying to learn.
The discipline you want to learn will come with its own language and/or vocabulary. Real-world application won't be possible without it, but the first step is to identify what it is.
Before writing The 4-Hour Chef, Tim had always used the language of food to talk about cooking, but he discovered that to cook like a pro, he needed to learn the language of flavors.
✅ In the table below, identify the fundamental language you need to learn for
baseball
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(Replace Tim's answers with your own).
When I think of...
I think in terms of...
but I need to think in terms of...
cooking,
foods,
flavors.
There are no rows in this table
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Now, what is the minimum, essential vocabulary you need to know in
baseball
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to be able to express yourself in real-world application as quickly as possible?
For language learning, Tim discovered that he needed to know only 12 key phrases to be able to carry on a conversation with a native speaker. You can find those phrases in
Deconstruction Dozen
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.
✅ In the first column of the following table, enter the essential vocabulary that you need to know in
baseball
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to get into real-world application as quickly as possible. In the second column, list the translation or definition of that essential vocabulary. Replace the examples given (using the discipline of screenwriting) with your own. Add rows as needed using the "+" sign at the bottom.
💡 Note: It may take a little time to identify the new, essential vocabulary now, but it will save you a lot of time in the future when learning your new discipline. Ask the mentors you listed in
Interviewing
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for help!
Essential Vocabulary
New vocabulary I need to know
Translation or definition
protagonist
"hero/heroine"
antagonist
"villain" (could be non-human)
plot
what happens
story
how it happens
act
largest chunk of the story
scene
median chunk of the story
beat
smallest chunk of the story
...
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There are no rows in this table
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You've completed "Deconstruction" from the DiSSS learning framework! Interested in exploring
Frequency
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from the CaFE framework?


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