Introduction 

Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What’s on your list? What’s holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills - time you don’t have and effort you can’t spare?

Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill to mastery. In this nonstop world, who has that kind of time?

To make matters worse, the early hours of practicing something new are always the most frustrating. That’s why it’s difficult to learn how to speak a new language, play an instrument, hit a golf ball, or shoot great photos. It’s so much easier to watch TV or surf the web…

In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition: how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you’ll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well.

For this project, I challenged myself to learn a new skill which is French, in just 20 hours. I wanted to learn some basic words in French for the purpose of travel and being able to at least communicate with the locals of whichever French speaking country I may find myself in.

Documentation of my 20 hours 

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For the typography of the infographic I used Arial and Arial Rounded MT Bold for the overall layout. The main colour choice of the infographic is based on the French flag colours.

French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents. It is also one of six official languages used in the United Nations. It is spoken as a first language in France; Canada, as well as other Francophone regions.

DISCALAIMER: Some of the illustration imagery used in the infographic is not mine and I do not claim it as mine.